by Amor Towles
First published 2021
Emmett Watson returns home to Nebraska after serving time, intent on starting a new life with his younger brother. But their plans veer off course when two friends from the work farm stow away, luring the group on a cross-country odyssey to New York City. As they navigate challenges and temptations, Emmett must decide the future he wants - and who he wants to become.
Genres: american-fiction, 20th-century, american, contemporary, 21st-century, family-drama
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
592 pages · Paperback · Penguin Books