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Join us to discuss the New York Times Bestseller: The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
In June, 1954, eighteen-year-old orphaned Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the work farm where he has just served a year for involuntary manslaughter. Emmett’s intention is to pick up his eight-year-old brother and head west 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. The book was a nominee for
Best Historical Fiction in 2021.