Heaven's My Destination - by Thornton Wilder (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>"If John Steinbeck's mighty <em>Grapes of Wrath</em> is the tragic novel of the Great Depression, then <em>Heaven's My Destination</em> is its comic masterpiece. --J.D. McClatchy</strong></p><p>A hilarious tale about goodness in a fallen world, <em>Heaven's My Destination</em> introduces George Marvin Brush, one of Thornton Wilder's most memorable characters. Brush, a traveling textbook salesman, is a fervent religious convert who is determined to lead a good life. With sad and sometimes hilarious consequences, his travels take him through smoking cars, bawdy houses, banks, and campgrounds from Texas to Illinois--and into the soul of Depression-era America itself.<br/></p> <p>This special edition includes an updated afterword by Wilder's nephew, Tappan Wilder, with illuminating material about the author and book.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A good sardonic etching of this most godless of American ages."--<em><strong>Commonweal</strong></em><br><br>"Brilliant and sharp. . . . Wilder's best novel."--<strong>Edmund Wilson, <em>The New Republic</em></strong><br><br>"Here is a book that provides total pleasure--a picaresque contemporary <em>Candide</em> or <em>Don Quixote</em>, written with both affection and a gimlet eye. . . . It reads like a loving comedy." --<strong><em>New Yorker</em></strong><br><br>One of the most American books ever written. . . . Thornton Wilder's best, and most unexpected, book.--<strong>Wilfrid Sheed</strong><br>
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