The Wayward Bus

About “The Wayward Bus”

A 1947 novel by John Steinbeck follows the journey of a diverse group of passengers traveling by bus along the back roads of California. The story reveals their ambitions, dreams, failings, and innermost thoughts. It portrays individuals who are lost and lonely, as well as those who are good, greedy, stupid, scheming, beautiful, or vicious. The novel offers an imaginative and unsentimental look at people moving away from shattered dreams and possibly toward the future. This edition includes an introduction by Gary Scharnhorst.