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Amor Towles
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Amor Towles was born and raised in the Boston area. He graduated from Yale University and received an MA in English from Stanford University. An investment professional for over twenty years, he now devotes himself full time to writing. Towles lives in Manhattan with his wife and two children.

Books by Amor Towles

A Gentleman in Moscow

The tie-in edition to the Showtime/Paramount+ series starring Ewan McGregor

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Table For Two

From the bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway, A Gentleman in Moscow and Rules of Civility

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The Lincoln Highway

Two brothers venture across 1950s America in the absorbing New York Times bestselling novel by the author of A Gentleman in Moscow

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