{"product_id":"heavens-my-destination-9780062990211","title":"Heaven's My Destination","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"If John Steinbeck's mighty \u003cem\u003eGrapes of Wrath\u003c\/em\u003e is the tragic novel of the Great Depression, then \u003cem\u003eHeaven's My Destination\u003c\/em\u003e is its comic masterpiece. --J.D. McClatchy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA hilarious tale about goodness in a fallen world, \u003cem\u003eHeaven's My Destination\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis special edition includes an updated afterword by Wilder's nephew, Tappan Wilder, with illuminating material about the author and book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilder, Thornton:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eThornton Wilder (1897-1975) was an accomplished novelist and playwright whose works, exploring the connection between the commonplace and cosmic dimensions of human experience, continue to be read and produced around the world. His \u003cem\u003eBridge of San Luis Rey\u003c\/em\u003e, one of seven novels, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1928, as did two of his four full-length dramas, \u003cem\u003eOur Town\u003c\/em\u003e (1938) and \u003cem\u003eThe Skin of Our Teeth\u003c\/em\u003e (1943). Wilder's \u003cem\u003eThe Matchmaker\u003c\/em\u003e was adapted as the musical \u003cem\u003eHello, Dolly!\u003c\/em\u003e. He also enjoyed enormous success with many other forms of the written and spoken word, among them teaching, acting, the opera, and films. (His screenplay for Hitchcock's \u003cem\u003eShadow of Doubt\u003c\/em\u003e [1943] remains a classic psycho-thriller to this day.) Wilder's many honors include the Gold Medal for Fiction from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the National Book Committee's Medal for Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50376684699922,"sku":"9780062990211","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cd1c5246-d050-457e-b9d7-f6525095773f.jpg?v=1728603821","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/heavens-my-destination-9780062990211","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}