The Lincoln Highway

Emmett Watson, eighteen, is brought home to Nebraska by the warden of the juvenile work camp where he had recently served fifteen months for involuntary homicide in June 1954. Emmett's aim is to pick up his eight-year-old brother, Billy, and fly to California where they may start their lives over, with his mother long gone, his father lately deceased, and the family farm foreclosed upon by the bank. When the warden drives away, Emmett learns that two work farm pals have secreted themselves in the warden's trunk.

They have devised an entirely different plan for Emmett's future, one that will take them all on a tragic voyage in the opposite direction—to New York City. Towles' third novel, which spans only 10 days and is recounted from several points of view, will delight admirers of his multi-layered literary style while introducing readers to a slew of fresh and brilliantly conceived locales, characters, and ideas.

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Author: Amor Towles
Link to read: goodreads.com/book/show/57109107-the-lincoln-highway