the lincoln highway a new york times number one bestseller

A gem of a book ?Woman and Home, Book of the MonthAbout the AuthorAmor Towles is the author ofNew York Times bestsellersRules of Civility andA Gentleman in Moscow. Towles is a supreme storyteller, and this one-of-a-kind kind of novel isn't to be missed ?Publishers WeeklyA delight from beginning to end ?Good HousekeepingWith exquisitely drawn characters, beautiful writing and a real sense of moral integrity, The Lincoln Highway already feels like an American coming of age classic to sit alongsideThe Catcher In The Rye andTo Kill A Mockingbird ?RedFollowing the runaway success ofA Gentleman in Moscow, Amor Towles returns with his third major novel, and we're pleased to say it's another stunner. Towles has snipped off a minuscule strand of existence - 10 wayward days - and when we look through his lens we see that this brief interstice teems with stories, grand as legends ?New York TimesMagnificent. 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.Review wise and wildly entertaining novel.

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.Product DescriptionIn 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. 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. Two brothers venture across 1950s America to New York in the absorbing new novel by the author of the bestselling A Gentleman in Moscow.

The lincoln highway a new york times number one bestseller