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“In un giorno di giugno del 1954, Emmett Watson torna a casa. Il direttore della prigione, un uomo dalle buone intenzioni, con una fotografia di Franklin Delano Roosevelt appesa dietro la scrivania, lo ha accompagnato in macchina. Un viaggio di tre ore, dal Kansas al Nebraska, da Salina a Morgen. Dopo piú di un anno trascorso a scontare una pena che pesa soprattutto sul suo cuore, Emmett non vede l’ora di impacchettare le sue cose e quelle di Billy, il fratello di otto anni, e filarsela in Texas con la Studebaker azzurra del ’48 che lo aspetta nel fienile. Sua madre è andata via da un pezzo, suo padre è morto, e quel che resta della fattoria, con i suoi infissi storti, i campi abbandonati, il tetto imbarcato, è ormai una faccenda degli strozzini della banca. Per rifarsi una vita non resta che il Texas, dove costruiscono e ristrutturano case a piú non posso. Il problema, però, è che Billy ha appreso come andare alla ventura dalla sua bibbia personale, Il compendio degli eroi, degli avventurieri e degli altri intrepidi viaggiatori del professor Abacus Abernathe, e ha perciò concepito tutt’altra meta: prendere la Lincoln Highway, la prima strada a percorrere l’America da una parte all’altra, e procedere in direzione di San Francisco, per arrivare giusto il quattro di luglio, il giorno di un grande spettacolo di fuochi d’artificio in cui è misteriosamente certo di incontrare sua madre. Il problema è anche che il direttore della prigione non ha trasportato soltanto Emmett da Salina a Morgen. Nascosti nel bagagliaio dell’auto, come abili contorsionisti, altri due ragazzi ospiti del carcere minorile di Salina sono giunti a Morgen: Duchessa, che ha appreso tutto dalla strada e dal «capriccioso dito del fato», e Woolly, che ha sempre bisogno di qualcosa per tenere a bada il mondo. E la loro intenzione è salire a bordo della Studebaker azzurra di Emmett e prendere la direzione opposta, verso New York, dove andare alla ricerca di ben centocinquantamila dollari. Nel giugno del 1954, Emmett, Billy, Duchessa e Woolly, animati dalla «feroce necessità» della gioventú, vanno cosí all’assalto dei «fuochi cupi del tramonto» e del «cielo eterno e insensibile» del paesaggio americano, come recitano i magnifici versi di Willa Cather posti in esergo a questo libro, salutato, al suo apparire negli Stati Uniti, come una ulteriore versione del grande romanzo americano e dei suoi eterni temi: il viaggio e l’avventura, la colpa e la redenzione, il riscatto e la speranza. «Ogni personaggio di quest’opera di Towles è il protagonista di un’avventura unica e universale… Un romanzo permeato di luce, spirito, giovinezza… che pullula di storie, grandiose come leggende». New York Times Book Review «Un’avventura piena di personaggi indimenticabili, suspense e scenari vividi che faranno volare i lettori attraverso le pagine». Time «Meravigliosamente scritto… un classico che continueremo a leggere negli anni a venire». Jenna Bush Hager

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Readers' opinions about Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles

The themes of resilience and hope resonated deeply with me. This book taught me valuable life lessons that I'll carry with me for years to come.

I must confess, this book made me shed tears like never before. The themes of love, loss, and resilience struck a chord with my soul. It was an emotional journey I'm grateful to have taken.

The plot was incredibly well-crafted, with twists and turns that kept me hooked until the very last page. It was impossible to predict what would happen next.

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