Accidental holidays I was wowed by Towles's

I was wowed by Towles's writing--especially because The Lincoln Highway is so different from A Gentleman in Moscow in terms of setting

Set in the 1860s

before she becomes the next victim

controlled burn to clear forestland to build on and instead ignited a catastrophe

and when August ends

Accidental holidays I was wowed by Towles'sAccidental injury is the leading cause of death for Americans under the age of forty five. From fatal traffic accidents to firearms injuries to casualties of war to a deadly virus passed to an elderly loved one, accidental harm dates back almost as far as our human stories go. When these accidents occur, they pose profound and agonizing questions: What do we do when a death falls somewhere between a murder and an insurance claim? What if we are