Gentleman In Moscow

 In 2012 I read Rules of Civility by Amor Towles. This time I read Gentleman in Moscow by the same author. Count Alexander Rostov, at age forty, gets in trouble for writing poetry. He lives in Moscow and has never worked a day in his life. He is sentenced to house arrest. The house is the luxury hotel across the street from the Kremlin. He can see the comings and goings of the Kremlin and also the opera house across the street. He is sentenced to house arrest in 1922 so he witnesses many political changes through the windows of his hotel. He has visitors and friends who run errands for him. He lives a fulfilling life including raising an adopted daughter who becomes a world famous pianist. The story is charming and humorous and I really enjoyed reading this book.