New York Times Bestseller
#1 New York Times Bestseller and Oprah Daily Best Book of the Year. Amor Towles delivers a wildly entertaining ten-day journey across 1954 America that NPR calls “a real joyride.” With over one million copies sold, this propulsive tale of fate and friendship will linger long after the final page.
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A #1 New York Times Bestseller, a Read with Jenna Book Club Pick, and a New York Times Notable Book
In 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson returns home to Nebraska with a simple plan: collect his younger brother Billy and start fresh in California. But when two friends from the juvenile work farm stow away in the warden’s trunk, everything changes. Their vision? New York City—in the opposite direction entirely.
What unfolds is a masterful, wildly entertaining journey that spans just ten days but feels like a lifetime. Amor Towles, the bestselling author of A Gentleman in Moscow, crafts a propulsive story told from multiple perspectives, each voice distinct and utterly absorbing. This isn’t just a road trip novel—it’s an exploration of fate, friendship, and the crooked paths we take toward becoming ourselves.
Critics and readers alike have fallen for this one. The New York Times Book Review called it “permeated with light, wit, youth,” while Bill Gates praised Towles for showing us that “our personal journeys are never as linear or predictable as we might hope.” NPR dubbed it “a real joyride…elegantly constructed and compulsively readable.”
With over one million copies sold and chosen as a Best Book of the Year by Oprah Daily, Time, NPR, and even Barack Obama, The Lincoln Highway is the kind of novel that lingers long after the last page. Rich with Americana, humor, and heart, it’s a story you’ll want to press into the hands of everyone you know.
A remarkable blend of sweetness and doom, Towles's novel is packed with revelations about the American myth, the art of storytelling, and the unrelenting pull of history.
Towles is a supreme storyteller...an absolute joy to read.
A classic that we will read for years to come.
A beautiful, studious examination of our national character...Towles is a craftsman, and this is a crafted novel.
Amor Towles is that rare combination of writer and storyteller. His characters are so real and captivating that I want to meet them...Towles's third novel is even more entertaining than his previous two...The Lincoln Highway is a wonderful ride.
A real joyride...Towles is an elegant writer with a gift for building complex, intricate plots and delving into the inner lives of his characters...The novel is a metaphorical journey as much as it is a literal one.
Permeated with light, wit, youth...This is a novel of charm, wit and generosity, overflowing with memorable characters.
What distinguishes Towles is his gift for conjuring period detail...The Lincoln Highway is a character study of three or four males, of different ages and different backgrounds, who are diverse in nature and peripatetic in habit.
Towles' new novel, his third, is a rollicking, propulsive, and deeply satisfying story...The book is permeated with light, wit, youth.
Gloriously entertaining...Towles' third novel is a treasure...This is a warm and wonderful book.
Towles is a superb storyteller with a gift for creating memorable characters...The Lincoln Highway is a big, beautifully crafted novel.
Towles writes with grace and verve...His characters are full of life.
| Weight | 1.13 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 5.46 × 1.29 × 8.43 in |
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| Accolade | New York Times Bestseller, New York Times Notable Book, Read with Jenna |
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