Table for Two: Fictions She'll need every edge her

She'll need every edge her wits can give her just to see the next sunrise

Spanning thirty-five years

The Details is a novel built around four portraits

to twist our relationship with the truth

exposing it even as it was unfolding

Table for Two: Fictions She'll need every edge herA New York Times Bestseller "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 "The book spans the 20th century, bringing characters into tableaus of deceit and desire. Beneath his coifed prose Towles is a master of the shiv, the bait and switch; we see the flash of light before the shock wave strikes, often in the final sentence.