Nancy is a fan of Amor Towles and was excited to read The Lincoln Highway and discuss it with Linny. Linny had not read Towles previously, so was interested to read a new author. The Lincoln Highway connects New York City and San Francisco, but also connects Linny and Nancy. The Lincoln Highway goes right through the center of York, PA where Linny lives and only about 60 miles north of Lincoln where Nancy lives. Linda and Nancy talk a little about the unusual origins of the Lincoln Highway – the brainchild of a private citizen who drummed up the funds for America’s first transcontinental highway. Linny and Nancy talk about each of the characters and the journeys they take and what they hope to find at the end of the Lincoln Highway. Linny liked each of the characters but was dissatisfied with how the journey ended for some of the characters, especially her favorite character, Woolly. Nancy loved Billy’s innocence and intelligence, and how he changes the lives of two men he encounters along the way. Both Linny and Nancy loved Sally, too. Linny and Nancy discuss Towles’ unusual choices in enumerating the chapters, punctuating dialogue, and communicating the characters’ distain for “Dennis.” True to Linny’s professional background in counseling, Linny and Nancy talk about the trauma each of the boys have experienced and how it impacts their decisions and their lives. Nancy is most struck by the wounds Duchess’ father exacted on him. Linny is most impacted by Woolly’s feeling that he could never measure up to his family’s expectations. Linny recounts her most memorable car trip – the one in which the family left brother Steve behind at an isolated gas station in the middle of nowhere on our big trip out west. Nancy remembers the car trips to Iowa to visit our beloved cousins.