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The Lincoln Highway

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The Lincoln Highway

Written by: Amor Towles
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini, Marin Ireland, Dion Graham
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Two brothers venture across 1950s America to New York in the absorbing new novel by the author of the bestselling A Gentleman in Moscow.

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.

With his mother long gone, his father recently deceased, and the family farm foreclosed upon by the bank, Emmett plans to pick up his eight-year-old brother Billy and head to California to start a new life.

But when the warden drives away, Emmett discovers that two friends from the work farm have stowed away in the trunk of the warden's car. They have a very different plan for Emmett's future, one that will take the four of them on a fateful journey in the opposite direction - to New York City.

Bursting with life, charm, richly imagined settings and unforgettable characters, The Lincoln Highway is an extraordinary journey through 1950s America from the pen of a master storyteller.

'Finely observed and beautifully written. Amor Towles is that rare combination of writer and storyteller.' JEFFREY ARCHER

© Amor Towles 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

 Action & Adventure Coming of Age Friendship Genre Fiction Literary Fiction
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Critic Reviews

[A] novel that is as much about the literary history of the American road as it is about the journey itself, and deserves a place alongside Kerouac, Steinbeck and Wolfe as the very best of the genre
The best novel I've read in years. Epic and original, mesmeric and life-affirming, in The Lincoln Highway Amor Towles takes his unmatched gift for storytelling and puts it on the road. Every beautiful paragraph takes the reader a mile further into a world where our choices matter, where life surprises us, and where people are worth the trouble. This is one of those rare and special books that drive us home to ourselves (Chris Cleave)
An absolute beauty of a book. Every character is a gem, the many locations spring to vivid life, the book is an intricate and moving exploration of journeys and the infinite unexpected turns they can take - and somehow Towles makes it all seem effortless. As soon as I finished it, I wanted to read it again. (Tana French)
Welcome to the enormous pleasure that is The Lincoln Highway, a big book of camaraderie and adventure in which the miles fly by and the pages turn fast. Set over the course of ten riveting days, the story of these four boys unfolds, refolds, tears, and is taped back together. When you aren't actually reading the book, you'll be worrying about the characters, so you might as well stay in your chair and keep reading (Ann Patchett)

Finely observed and beautifully written. Amor Towles is that rare combination of writer and storyteller.

(Jeffrey Archer)
Wise and wildly entertaining . . . permeated with light, wit, youth
A big hearted adventure told with brio
Magnificent . . . Towles is a supreme storyteller, and this one-of-a-kind kind of novel isn't to be missed
Amor Towles's third novel is fantastic!...Wise, witty and entirely wonderful, this is a superlative slice of storytelling
A delight from beginning to end
All stars
Most relevant
Absolute pleasure. The narrative just catapults you into the life of Emmett, Billy, Woolly & Duchess. Every chapter is beautiful interwoven and is a smooth sailing throughout.

Brilliant

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Love( for brother), Erudition and Persistence the central theme of the srory
A fast moving story, though the title may be a bit misleading.

Another masterclass by Mr. Towles

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I enjoyed the uniqueness of the plot. But some parts were tad stretched/overdone. Also, I did not like the end!

Unique storytelling

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Amor Towles has come up with a storyline with. amazing plots and twists. In several places you'll hear a story within a story. There's so much of love, struggle, endurance behind each characters life. A good and must read/listen.

Rich plot

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I would love to get i to Amor Towles' head... Uniquely well researched, diverse themes in each novel and a wonderful understanding of human nature with incomparable story telling. Bravo!

Fascinating

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