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2023 Nominated

The Lincoln Highway

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

In June, 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett returns home to his younger brother Billy after serving fifteen months in a juvenile facility for involuntary manslaughter. They are getting ready to leave their old life behind and head out to sunny California. But they’re not alone. Two runaways from the youth work farm, Duchess and Wolly, have followed Emmett all the way to Nebraska with a plan of their own, one that will take the four of them on an unexpected and fateful journey in the opposite direction – to New York City.

 

 

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Amor
Towles

Amor Towles is the author of New York Times bestsellers Rules of Civility and A Gentleman in Moscow. The two novels have collectively sold more than 4 million copies and have been translated into more than thirty languages. Towles lives in Manhattan with his wife and two children.

Born and raised in the Boston area, Towles graduated from Yale University and received an MA in English from Stanford University. An investment professional for over twenty years, he now devotes himself full time to writing.

Towles lives in Manhattan with his wife and two children.

 

Amor Towles is the author of New York Times bestsellers Rules of Civility and A Gentleman in Moscow. The two novels have collectively sold more than 4 million copies and have been translated into more than thirty languages. Towles lives in Manhattan with his wife and two children.

Born and raised in the Boston area, Towles graduated from Yale University and received an MA in English from Stanford University. An investment professional for over twenty years, he now devotes himself full time to writing.

Towles lives in Manhattan with his wife and two children.

 

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NOMINATING LIBRARY COMMENTS

This title was the most popular 2021-22 Adult Fiction book read by Iowa City Public Library patrons last year.

– Iowa City Public Library

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Date published
05/10/2021
Country
United States
Original Language
English
Author
Publisher
Viking Penguin
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