Amor Towle’s sophomore effort, A Gentleman in Moscow, is a riveting romp through The Metropol, the famed Moscow hotel where movie stars and Russian royalty hobnob, where Bolsheviks plot revolutions and intellectuals discuss the merits of contemporary Russian writers, where spies spy — without hacking — thieves thieve and the danger of twentieth century Russia lurks outside its marbled walls. Read it to understand the universal acclaim – and enjoy a fine novel. So Suzy Says.
