Heaven's My Destination

“If John Steinbeck’s mighty Grapes of Wrath is the tragic novel of the Great Depression then Heaven’s My Destination is its comicmasterpiece. —J.D. McClatchyAhilarious tale about goodness in a fallen world Heaven’s My Destinationintroduces George Marvin Brush one ofThornton Wilder''s most memorable characters. Brush a traveling textbooksalesman is a fervent religious convert who is determined to lead a good life.With sad and sometimes hilarious consequences his travels take him throughsmoking cars bawdy houses banks and campgrounds from Texas to Illinois—andinto the soul of Depression-era America itself.This special edition includes an updated afterword by Wilder’s nephewTappan Wilder with illuminating material about the author and book.