{"product_id":"9781786332530","title":"The Lincoln Highway","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWith his mother long gone, his father recently deceased, and the family farm foreclosed upon by the bank, Emmett plans to pick up his eight-year-old brother Billy and head to California to start a new life.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBut when the warden drives away, Emmett discovers that two friends from the work farm have stowed away in the trunk of the warden's car. They have a very different plan for Emmett's future, one that will take the four of them on a fateful journey in the opposite direction - to New York City.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBursting with life, charm, richly imagined settings and unforgettable characters, The Lincoln Highway is an extraordinary journey through 1950s America from the pen of a master storyteller.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003cbr\u003eAmor Towles was born and raised in the Boston area. He graduated from Yale University and received an MA in English from Stanford University. An investment professional for over twenty years, he now devotes himself full time to writing. Towles lives in Manhattan with his wife and two children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Amor+Towles\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eAmor Towles\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Amor Towles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47379376210083,"sku":"9781786332530","price":350.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9781786332530_3efb8433-7ba5-4d76-8f80-4e84e522fc37.jpg?v=1776591233","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9781786332530","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}