The Books n' Brew Book Discussion group me ets at McCarty Mills Taproom\, a relaxed setting to socialize\, discuss bo oks\, and enjoy libations. McCarty Mills Taproom is at 140 S. River St.\, Unit 108\, across the street from the Santori Library\, and food/drink is available for purchase. For adults 19+.
\nBooks are selected by the group or facilitating librarian\, and copies are available on the 3rd floo r of the Santori Public Library and at the West Branch Library Reference D esk. Contact Cesar Ortega at cortega@aurorapubliclibrary.org \;or call 630/264-3612 for mor e information. \;
\nWe will be discussing The Lincoln Hi ghway by Amor Towles:
\nA master of absorbing\, sophist icated fiction returns with a stylish and propulsive novel set in 1950s Am erica
\nIn June 1954\, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is d riven home to Nebraska by the warden of the juvenile work farm where he ha s 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&rsquo\;s intention is to pick up his eight-year-old brother\, Billy\, and head to California\, where they can start their live s anew. But when the warden drives away\, Emmett discovers that two friend s from the work farm have hidden themselves in the trunk of the warden&rsq uo\;s car. Together\, they have hatched an altogether different plan for E mmett&rsquo\;s future\, one that will take them all on a fateful journey i n the opposite direction&mdash\;to the city of New York.
\nSpanning just ten days and told from multiple points of view\, Towles&rsqu o\; third novel will satisfy fans of his multilayered literary styling whi le providing them an array of new and richly imagined settings\, character s\, and themes. - (Goodreads)
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