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Amor Towles - The Lincoln Highway (2nd Hand Hardback)
SKU B004123
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Synopsis
The #1 New York Times Bestseller.
A New York Times Notable Book, 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.
The bestselling author of A Gentleman in Moscow and Rules of Civility and master of absorbing, sophisticated fiction returns with a stylish and propulsive novel set in 1950's America.
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.
Details
- Format : Standard 2nd Hand Hardback with Dust Jacket
- Condition : Good
- Category : Fiction - Historical Fiction
- Published : 2021 (Viking USA - 1st Edition, 2nd Printing)
- ISBN : 9780735222359
- SKU : B004123
- PPC : SP600gm
- RRP : $30
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
“Wise and wildly entertaining . . . permeated with light, wit, youth.” - The New York Times Book Review.
“An enthralling odyssey.” - People.
“Absorbing.” - USA Today.
“A classic that we will read for years to come.” - Jenna Bush Hager, Read with Jenna book club.
“A real joyride . . . elegantly constructed and compulsively readable.” - NPR.
“Gorgeously crafted . . . Towles binds the novel with compassion and scrupulous detail . . . Towles draws a line between the social maladies of then and now, connecting the yearnings of his characters with our own volatile era. He does it with stylish, sophisticated storytelling . . . The novel embraces the contradictions of our character with a skillful hand, guiding the reader forward with 'a sensation of floating – like one who’s being carried down a wide river on a warm summer day." - Washington Post.
“The astonishingly versatile author of Rules of Civility and A Gentleman in Moscow returns with an American picaresque destined to become a classic . . . adventures and memorable characters abound. Using multiple points-of-view and shifting from comedy to tragedy and back again, Towles enthralls.” - O Quarterly.
“A captivating piece of historical fiction . . . transporting . . . a rollicking cross-country adventure, rife with unforgettable characters, vivid scenery and suspense that will keep readers flying through the pages.” - TIM.
The Author
Amor Towles is an American novelist known for his bestselling novels Rules of Civility, A Gentleman in Moscow, and The Lincoln Highway. Towles began writing following a career in investment banking.
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