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Table for Two
An Instant New York Times Bestseller
“A knockout collection. ... Sharp-edged satire deceptively wrapped like a box of Neuhaus chocolates, Table for Two is a winner.” —The New York Times
“Superb ... This may be Towles’ best book yet. Each tale is as satisfying as a master chef’s main course, filled with drama, wit, erudition and, most of all, heart.” —Los Angeles Times
Millions of Amor 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.
The 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.
In Towles’s novel Rules of Civility, the indomitable Evelyn Ross 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 seven points of view, “Eve in Hollywood” describes how Eve 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.
Written with his signature wit, humor, and sophistication, Table for Two is another glittering addition to Towles’s canon of stylish and transporting fiction.
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Reviews
Wonderful stories. Consistently good tales, each one a gem.
By No names thanks
Brilliant in every way. The story telling, the characters, the language, the twists, the morals. Loved every second while reading this collection of stories.
By LBtotheZ
In every short story and novella in this book, a phrase or sentence about human nature or behavior stopped me in my tracks. Stopping so that I could read it again and think about it more slowly. What could be better? I loved it.
By ssofty
Very enjoyable. What nice writing.
By Cut wood
After much extraneous verbiage, Towles finally discovers a plot one third of the way through. It then takes off as a wild whodunnit, but ends with a yawn.
By ev kuster