{"product_id":"9781529154108-table-for-two","title":"Table For Two","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE INSTANT \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFROM THE AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eA GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTHE LINCOLN HIGHWAY\u003c\/i\u003e AND \u003ci\u003eRULES OF CIVILITY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A knockout . \u003ci\u003eTable for Two\u003c\/i\u003e is a winner'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'There is no better writer working today'\u003cbr\u003eCHRIS CLEAVE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'He makes it all seem effortless'\u003cbr\u003eTANA FRENCH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A gem of a book that springs delights and surprises on every page'\u003cbr\u003eJEFFREY ARCHER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'There is a great deal to relish in Table for Two . If you take only one book on holiday this summer, you couldn’t ask for a better literary capsule wardrobe'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmor Towles fans are in for a treat as he shares some of his shorter fiction: six stories based in New York City and a novella set in Golden Age Hollywood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe New York stories, most of which take place around the year 2000, consider the fateful consequences that can spring from brief encounters and the delicate mechanics of compromise that operate at the heart of modern marriages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the novella, ‘Eve in Hollywood’, Towles returns to one of the characters at the heart of his debut novel \u003ci\u003eRules of Civility\u003c\/i\u003e: the indomitable Evelyn Ross, who leaves New York City in September 1938 with the intention of returning home to Indiana. But as her train pulls into Chicago, where her parents are waiting, she instead extends her ticket to Los Angeles. Told from multiple points of view, ‘Eve in Hollywood’ describes how Towles’ heroine crafts a new future for herself and others in a noirish tale that takes us through the movie sets, bungalows and dive bars of Los Angeles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten with wit, humour and sophistication, \u003ci\u003eTable for Two\u003c\/i\u003e is a glittering and stylish offering from the author of \u003ci\u003eA Gentleman in Moscow\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Lincoln Highway\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRules of Civility\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Lincoln Highway\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A rollicking cross-country adventure, rife with unforgettable characters, vivid scenery and suspense\u003cbr\u003ethat will keep readers flying through the pages.\" \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Elegantly constructed and compulsively readable . hitch onto this delightful tour de force and you'll be pulled straight through to the end, helpless against the inventive exuberance of Towles' storytelling.\" \u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Wise and wildly entertaining . Towles goes all in on the kind of episodic, exuberant narrative\u003cbr\u003ehaywire found in myth or Homeric epic.\" \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInstant \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, May 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41540118052961,"sku":"9781529154108","price":19.83,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32419416.jpg?v=1775065408","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529154108-table-for-two","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}