The Lincoln Highway: A Novel [B1742]

2021 HCDJ 1st edition, in nice clean condition. The bestselling author and master of absorbing, sophisticated fiction returns with a stylish and propulsive novel set in 1950s America. A New York Times Readers' Choice Best Book of the Century, and Chosen by Oprah Daily, Time, NPR, The Washington Post, Bill Gates and Barack Obama as a Best Book of the Year. "Wise and wildly entertaining . . . permeated with light, wit, youth." -The New York Times Book Review. "A real joyride . . . elegantly constructed and compulsively readable."-NPR.

In June, 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the juvenile work farm where he has just served fifteen months for involuntary manslaughter. His mother long gone, his father recently deceased, and the family farm foreclosed upon by the bank, Emmett's intention is to pick up his eight-year-old brother, Billy, and head to California where they can start their lives anew. But when the warden drives away, Emmett discovers that two friends from the work farm have hidden themselves in the trunk of the warden's car. Together, they have hatched an altogether different plan for Emmett's future, one that will take them all on a fateful journey in the opposite direction-to the City of New York. Spanning just ten days and told from multiple points of view, Towles's third novel will satisfy fans of his multi-layered literary styling while providing them an array of new and richly imagined settings, characters, and themes.

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "A trip worth your time. A pleasure to read. The characters had that innocence of youth that is nearly impossible to capture once its gone. It's refreshing to read a story that isn't obsessed with the dark side of human nature. It isn't ignored in the story by any means, just not given pride of place. Each character has a fundamental decency. It's also an achievement that the story is both magical and entirely possible."; "Excellent read. Engaging, unpredictable page turner."; "I may have read a book by another author that entertained and captivated me so completely, but it just doesn't come to mind. THIS was my favorite book, and Amor Towles is my favorite author...ever."; "A touch of America. This was a great piece of Americana and an interesting look at the time period. As always, I love the author's colorful characters and their stories. Some we get to know deeply and some are glances as the train goes by."