![]() ![]() Katey Kontent is a Brooklyn-born working girl. Tongue in cheek, he asks Katey about her last name, Kontent. Tinker, in his turn, is bemused by his lively compatriots. Handsome, considerate, charming in a bashful sort of way, Tinker’s sterling character is perfectly complemented by the stack of freshly-minted twenty dollar bills in his wallet. ![]() By sheer luck, they latch on to Theodore “Tinker” Grey, exactly the kind of companion they are looking for. Two of the threesome, Katey and Eve, are penny-poor roommates on the prowl for handsome Wall Street types to pay the tab for their holiday revels. In Rules of Civility, a spirited novel set in the 1930’s, three young New Yorkers solve this New Year’s dilemma by making resolutions for each other. It was hardly an era for great expectations. The Great Depression was back for a return engagement. CLR New York State of Mindsĭecemwas a tough time to make a New Year’s resolution. ![]()
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