The Lincoln Highway
14 hrs. 40 min.
Description
Emmet Watson, who has just turned 18, comes home to Nebraska accompanied by the head of the juvenile detention facility where he served his sentence for the last year and a half. Having lost his parents and the family farm—which the bank took—Emmet plans to head for California to start a new life. But after the prison superintendent leaves, Emmet finds that his friends from the farm have secretly come with him, hidden in the trunk. They’ve come up with an exciting alternative plan—one that involves traveling east, to New York, for the Watson brothers.
Amor Towles’s novel "Lincoln Highway" instantly became a New York Times bestseller. In 2021, the book won first place in the "Best Book, Editors’ Choice" contest. More than a million copies have been sold, and the book continues to remain among Amazon’s top 20 bestsellers. About 200,000 readers gave it the highest rating, and that number keeps growing.
Amor Towles’s novel "Lincoln Highway" instantly became a New York Times bestseller. In 2021, the book won first place in the "Best Book, Editors’ Choice" contest. More than a million copies have been sold, and the book continues to remain among Amazon’s top 20 bestsellers. About 200,000 readers gave it the highest rating, and that number keeps growing.
