Why did I love this book?
Reading The Lincoln Highway is like taking a road trip in 1954 with Emmett, newly released from an undeserved incarceration in juvenile detention, and his eight-year-old precocious brother, Billy, as they attempt to journey west for a fresh start.
Amor Towles is a master of storytelling, creating a memorable cast of characters with hints of heroes and legends. The obstacles that Emmett encounters—some tragic, some comical—threaten his goal to provide a promising future for Billy and test his resolve to do what’s right. It’s a can’t-put-it-down, stay-in-your-mind novel that has become one of my favorite-evers.
12 authors picked The Lincoln Highway as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
More than ONE MILLION copies sold
A TODAY Show Read with Jenna Book Club Pick
A New York Times Notable Book, 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 classic that we will read for years to come.” —Jenna Bush Hager, Read with Jenna book club
“Fantastic. Set in 1954, Towles uses the story of two brothers to show that our personal…