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The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles

Join us for a book discussion of The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles.

Join us for our regular lunchtime book discussion of The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles. Some physical copies are available. If you would like a copy from the book club bag, email Becky to request the book. Or you can request a copy with your library card via our online catalog: physical book, large type, audiobook, e-book, and e-audiobook.

Register and you'll get an email with instructions on how to participate via Zoom.

About the book

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. 

Technology requirements: you'll need a device or a computer with an internet connection and Chrome browser, microphone and speakers to participate. 

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