The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles

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In June 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson returns home to Nebraska after ten months at a juvenile work farm, ready to start fresh with his eight-year-old brother, Billy. But when two friends from the farm turn up hidden in the warden's car, Emmett's plan for a quiet drive to California turns into something far less predictable.

The Lincoln Highway unfolds over ten days and multiple points of view, as the boys' intended route west becomes an unplanned detour east to New York City.

Along the way, old debts come due, new schemes take shape, and Emmett's careful plans keep colliding with his companions' more restless ambitions.

Amor Towles, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Rules of Civility and A Gentleman in Moscow, fills 1950s America with sharp period detail and an unforgettable cast of characters.

The Lincoln Highway is a novel about brotherhood, second chances, and the pull between the life you plan and the one you end up living.

In June 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson returns home to Nebraska after ten months at a juvenile work farm, ready to start fresh with his eight-year-old brother, Billy. But when two friends from the farm turn up hidden in the warden's car, Emmett's plan for a quiet drive to California turns into something far less predictable.

The Lincoln Highway unfolds over ten days and multiple points of view, as the boys' intended route west becomes an unplanned detour east to New York City.

Along the way, old debts come due, new schemes take shape, and Emmett's careful plans keep colliding with his companions' more restless ambitions.

Amor Towles, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Rules of Civility and A Gentleman in Moscow, fills 1950s America with sharp period detail and an unforgettable cast of characters.

The Lincoln Highway is a novel about brotherhood, second chances, and the pull between the life you plan and the one you end up living.

This book is for you if

  • You love a meticulously plotted road-trip novel with multiple points of view.

  • You're drawn to 1950s Americana and classic coming-of-age stories.

  • You enjoy character-driven fiction with a large, interconnected cast.

  • You appreciate a slow-building, literary style with vivid period detail.

  • You want a story about brotherhood, loyalty, and second chances.

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