Towles lives in Manhattan with his wife and two children.The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles (Viking)Įighteen-year-old Emmett Watson, just released from a juvenile work farm where he served 15 months for involuntary manslaughter, doesn’t have much to come home to. The two novels have collectively sold more than four million copies and have been translated into more than thirty languages. Spanning just ten days and told from multiple points of view, Towles's third novel will satisfy fans of his multi-layered literary styling while providing them an array of new and richly imagined settings, characters, and themes.Īmor Towles is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Rules of Civility and A Gentleman in Moscow.
Together, they have hatched an altogether different plan for Emmett's future, one that will take them all on a fateful journey in the opposite direction-to the City of New York. 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. His mother long gone, his father recently deceased, and the family farm foreclosed upon by the bank, Emmett's intention is to pick up his eight-year-old brother, Billy, and head to California where they can start their lives anew. In June, 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the juvenile work farm where he has just served fifteen months for involuntary manslaughter. The bestselling author of A Gentleman in Moscow and Rules of Civility and master of absorbing, sophisticated fiction returns with a stylish and propulsive novel set in 1950s America All attendees who select in-store pickup will be notified when their book is available.
Books will not be shipped or available for pick-up until after the event. The Zoom link will be emailed to registered ticketholders on the day of the event. $56.00, which includes a hardcover copy of THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY and shipping to a non-U.S.$42.50, which includes a hardcover copy of THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY and US priority shipping to a U.S.$33.50, which includes a hardcover copy of THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY and in-store pickup.(UPDATE: Tickets bundled with signed copies of the The Lincoln Highway have sold out. Tickets bundled with unsigned copies are still available!) Please note: There are three ticketing options available for this virtual event, and you must purchase your ticket by 5:00 pm CDT on the day of the event in order to attend. Reserve your spot through the Eventbrite link below.
This is a ticketed virtual event which will take place on Zoom. Join us Wednesday, October 6th at 7:00pm Central Time. Parnassus Books is proud to present Amor Towles discussing his new book, The Lincoln Highway, in conversation with Ann Patchett.
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