Join us for West Branch's monthly book dis cussion group! We read a variety of diverse contemporary and classic ficti on and meet once a month for a thought-provoking conversation. Register fo r in-person or virtual. Copies are reserved and available for pickup for a ll attendees. \;
\nContact discussion facilitator Dani Linn at&n bsp\;dtlinn@aurorapublicli brary.org \;with questions\, concerns\, or suggestions.
\nThe Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
In June\, 1954\, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska b y the warden of the work farm where he has just served a year for involunt ary manslaughter. His mother long gone\, his father recently deceased\, an d the family farm foreclosed upon by the bank\, Emmett&rsquo\;s intention is to pick up his eight-year-old brother and head west where they can star t their lives anew.
\nBut when the warden drives away\, Emm ett discovers that two friends from the work farm have hidden themselves i n the trunk of the warden&rsquo\;s car. Together\, they have hatched an al together different plan for Emmett&rsquo\;s future.
\nSpann ing just ten days and told from multiple points of view\, Towles&rsquo\;s novel will satisfy fans of his multi-layered literary styling while provid ing them an array of new and richly imagined settings\, characters\, and t hemes.
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