east of eden and the wayward bus john steinbeck

And the electricity that John Steinbeck creates in their relation ships provides both power and shock. In one climactic day-and night-the lives of these and all the other passengers on the wayward bus were changed.

On the bus were a magnificent creature cursed with a heart of gold an an irresistible allure for men, a traveling salesman out strictly for laughs, a boy with the sweet sap of manhood urgent in him, a college girl pursuing a secret, passionate quest. EAST OF EDEN AND THE WAYWARD BUS BY JOHN STEINBECK 662 PAGES-HARDBACK-NO DUST JACKET-PUBLISHED BY THE VIKING PRESS -NY,NY-1962-THIS BOOK IS IN GOOD+. Its driver was a man of the land-lusty, hot-blooded, uninhibited. The Grapes of Wrath / The Moon is Down / Cannery Row / East of Eden / Of Mice. THE WAYWARD BUS traveled the back roads through lush California countryside. Ahead of her was a frenzied life of depravity and perversion, wealth.and terror. Behind her were a shattered man and a shattered world, and two infant boys doomed to play out, once again, the tragic roles of another Adam's offspring. Kate came into Adam's life unannounced, and left amidst the ringing echo of gunfire. The towering figure of Adam Trask dominates the story-a good man whose satanic wife revealed to him the shuddering ecstasies of lustful evil

EAST OF EDEN is a monumental novel of grassroots America, sweeping from Connecticut to California, spanning several decades in the passionate lives of two turbulent families. East of Eden and The Wayward Bus ASIN, B006HL4318 Publisher, The Viking Press (January 1, 1967) Item Weight, 1.05 pounds Best Sellers Rank.

East of eden and the wayward bus john steinbeck