Heaven's My Destination - Softcover

Wilder, Thornton

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0380003317 ISBN 13: 9780380003310

Publisher: Avon Books, 1984

Synopsis

Meet George Marvin Brush - Don Quixote come to Main Street in the Great Depression, and one of Thornton Wilder's most memorable characters. George 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 America itself.

About this title

Review:

'The Apollo choices have been masterful. The list is thought-provoking, eye-opening, inspired and inspiring' The Big Issue.

'Children of faith, poets and saints, dot the cruel world, and give Wilder's novels a reticular tension, the suspense of a hidden design about to emerge' John Updike.

'A tale that's often hilarious, sometimes sad and one that's a fantastic read ... A wonderful story that allows the reader to see the wider picture while Brush constrains himself to his moral viewpoint' Nudge Book.

'A revival of interest is surely overdue for Heaven's My Destination ... Wilder's good-natured narrative makes reading this a pleasure' The Tablet.

About the Author:

Thornton Niven Wilder (1897-1975) was an American playwright and novelist. He won three Pulitzer Prizes – for the novel, The Bridge of San Luis Rey and for the two plays, Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth – and the National Book Award for the novel, The Eighth Day.

About this edition

• Publisher: Avon Books
• Publication date: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0380003317
• ISBN 13: 9780380003310
• Binding: Paperback