![]() ![]() So my last novel, 'A Gentleman in Moscow,' is about an older man, who's an aristocrat in Russia and who is stuck in a hotel for 30 years," said Towles. ![]() "One of the things I like to do as I shift from one novel to another, from one project to another, is to make a major shift in what the novel demands of me as a writer. ![]() All eight of them are incredible forces in literature," said the TODAY book expert.įor Towles, this novel was a completely different challenge from his previous two books, "Rules of Civility" and "A Gentleman in Moscow." "Towles brilliantly captures the inner reality of each with profound and poetic prose. The whole story is told from the perspective of eight characters over the course of 10 days. With big plans to travel to New York City, the three 18-year-olds and Billy embark on their fateful journey. He is shocked to find out his two friends from the detention center, Woolly and Duchess, snuck a ride in the trunk of the warden's car. The novel is about three 18-year-old boys: Emmett Watson, Woolly and Duchess, and Watson’s eight-year-old brother, Billy, who travel from Nebraska to New York City in the 1950s searching for adventure and a fresh start.Īfter Emmett spends 15 months serving time at a juvenile work farm, he is dropped off at home in Nebraska, where he reunites with his brother, Billy. ![]()
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