Sweet Thursday

About “Sweet Thursday”

In Monterey, on the California coast, Sweet Thursday is the day after Lousy Wednesday, a day that is simply bad. The novel returns to the setting of Cannery Row, depicting the weedy lots, junk heaps, and flophouses of the town. John Steinbeck brings back the characters of this netherworld, including Fauna, the new headmistress of the local brothel, and Hazel, a homeless man whose mother may have wished for a daughter. The story captures the humor and hardship of life in this overlooked part of the world.