If The Lincoln Highway hooked you with cross-country alchemy and character, let West with Giraffes by carry you further.
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- Another transformative American road trip awaits
- Quirky cast w/ heart & backstory
- Witty banter meets emotional gut-punches
- Feel-good 1930s nostalgia minus the grit
If you loved 'The Lincoln Highway' for its cross-country alchemy—where every mile revealed character as much as destination—then 'West with Giraffes' delivers that same magic: a Depression-era road trip where quirky companions, witty banter, and the romance of American highways converge into something transformative. Lynda Rutledge conjures the elegant accessibility Towles perfected, wrapping historical authenticity in prose that invites rather than intimidates, with protagonists whose backstories unfold like secrets shared between old friends.
Here's the kicker: it's got giraffes crossing the continent in 1938. Yet the real journey mirrors Emmett and Duchess's—redemption without cynicism, moral complexity resolved with that rare, earned optimism that never tips saccharine.
If you craved Towles' mid-century Americana without the darkness, this is your next obsession.
What Readers Are Saying
"I loved West with Giraffes! It was my 2nd book of the year, with the first being The Exiles." — WahooMa, Reddit
"What a gorgeously written and life affirming book!" — Melissa (Distracted by New Grandbaby), Goodreads
"This improbable, but fact-based, story of two giraffes transported cross country in what was basically an over-balanced flatbed truck made me laugh, cry. and actually care about the dangers they were experiencing." — Catherine De, Goodreads
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