Currently reading...The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
If you enjoy stories about arduous journeys complete with a cast of characters along the way, this is the novel for you. Set in the 1950s, brothers Emmet and Billy Watson have endured a difficult
mid-Western life beginning with their mother abandoning the family, Emmet serving time in a juvenile facility, their family farm in foreclosure and ultimately the death of their father. They are determined to make a fresh start and embark on a journey on the Lincoln Highway headed to San Francisco. However, two friends that also served time with Emmet in the juvenile detention center show up and have other plans for Emmet. This is where the odyssey begins with many side trips and twists and turns along the way. Each c
This literary novel is a multi-layered adventure about life, brothers, friendship and tragedy that is beautifully written albeit sometimes wordy. Don't let this novel's 592 pages deter you from reading it!
