The Angry Dust

This exquisite novel tells the story of Prescott Barnes and his family leaving the dust bowl for golden California, but there its similarities with The Grapes of Wrath end. The grandson of a wealthy preacher who disinherited Prescott’s father, Barnes, despite his cynical black humor, unwavering hostility to religion, and his illiteracy, possesses a fierce integrity and passions that make him larger than life at the same time he is perfectly human. Told with perfect command and in a brillian...