The Lincoln Highway

A Read with Jenna Pick (A Novel)

De: Amor Towles

Narrado por: Edoardo Ballerini, Marin Ireland, Dion Graham

#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 journeys are never as linear or predictable as we might hope.”—Bill Gates

“A real joyride . . . elegantly constructed and compulsively readable.”—NPR

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 1950s 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. “Once again, I was wowed by Towles’s writing—especially because The Lincoln Highway is so different from A Gentleman in Moscow in terms of setting, plot, and themes. Towles is not a one-trick pony. Like all the best storytellers, he has range. He takes inspiration from famous hero’s journeys, including The Iliad, The Odyssey, Hamlet, Huckleberry Finn, and Of Mice and Men. He seems to be saying that our personal journeys are never as linear or predictable as an interstate highway. But, he suggests, when something (or someone) tries to steer us off course, it is possible to take the wheel.”–Bill Gates

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“[A] mischievous, wise and wildly entertaining novel . . . Towles goes all in on the kind of episodic, exuberant narrative haywire found in myth or Homeric epic . . . Each [character], Towles implies, is the central protagonist of an ongoing adventure that is both unique and universal . . . remarkably buoyant . . . permeated with light, wit, youth . . . 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.”—Chris Batcheldor, New York Times Book Review

“Not only is it one of the most beautifully written books I have ever picked up, it’s a story about hope, friendship and companionship in a time when we need it so much . . . Towles brilliantly captures the inner reality of each [character] with profound and poetic prose. All eight of them are incredible forces in literature . . . Amor Towles is one of those authors that I think will become a Steinbeck of our generation and [...] I think The Lincoln Highway will be a classic that we will read for years to come.”—Jenna Bush Hager, Read With Jenna book club

“Once again, I was wowed by Towles’s writing—especially because The Lincoln Highway is so different from A Gentleman in Moscow in terms of setting, plot, and themes. Towles is not a one-trick pony. Like all the best storytellers, he has range. He takes inspiration from famous hero’s journeys, including The Iliad, The Odyssey, Hamlet, Huckleberry Finn, and Of Mice and Men. He seems to be saying that our personal journeys are never as linear or predictable as an interstate highway. But, he suggests, when something (or someone) tries to steer us off course, it is possible to take the wheel.”—Bill Gates

Wonderful

Best book I've read in years. Great story that is beautifully written. I was immediately invested in the character. Great storytelling!

Mesmerizing

This was a most enjoyable book that I didn’t want to end. Towles is a wonderful storyteller! I loved the setting, with the characters traveling to various states, towns, places. His weaving of the characters is fabulous, leaving the reader with such a thought provoking and rich experience. All of the narrators were wonderful too. This story could be made into a movie, although I’m sure it would not likely be as captivating as the book. I might even read it again sometime. Loved it… Bravo.

Another great story from Amor Towles

This unusual story kept my attention and thoughts, even during the times when I was not reading it. The characters are so well drawn and Eduardo Ballerini is just a wonderful narrator.
Gentleman from Moscow is another story, so different, that I still think about several years after reading it.

Beautifully written!

One of the top 3 books I’ve read or listen to this year! Beautifully written, lyrical to listen to. Couldn’t put it down. I found myself wanting to highlight quotes of truth and insights into the human condition. Art in the written word. Highly recommend!

Good, not great 4.30 stars

This is another good installment from Amor Towles. If I were ranking his novels, this would probably be third on my list, with A Gentleman in Moscow holding the top spot. If you like his other works, I'm sure you'll like this one as well.


4.30 stars

Thoroughly engaging.

The characters are magnificent, the layers of the story exciting, the information gleaned from sub-stories so interesting. I loved every second of this beautiful book.

good

was so good , great characters, had my attention until the end but ending was disappointing.

Brilliant

The beauty of Amor Towles’ words were all the more enhanced by the superb narration. Even after 15 hours of listening, I did not want the book to end.

The story is so imaginative, and the characters so well written, that The Lincoln Highway is sure to become a classic.

Bravo

Astonishingly well written and delivered. Couldn’t stop until I got to the end. Thanks for another rare good read.

Extremely well written and thoroughly entertaining

I didn’t want it to end….. just when you thought the story was going one way, the author takes it to another level and introduces another great character. The fact that the whole story takes place in only 10 days is hard to imagine.
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