{"product_id":"of-mice-and-men","title":"Of mice and men","description":"\u003cb\u003eA controversial tale of friendship and tragedy during the Great Depression\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A thriller, a gripping tale . . . that you will not set down until it is finished. Steinbeck has touched the quick.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e John Steinbeck's classic novella follows an unlikely pair: George is \"small and quick and dark of face\"; Lennie, a man of tremendous size, has the mind of a young child. Yet together they have formed a family, clinging to each other in the face of loneliness, and alienation, and hardship.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Laborers in California's dusty vegetable fields, they hustle work when they can, living a hand-to-mouth existence. For George and Lennie have a plan: to own an acre of land and a shack they can call their own. When they land jobs on a ranch in the Salinas Valley, the fulfillment of their dream seems to be within their grasp. But even George cannot guard Lennie from the provocations of a flirtatious woman, nor predict the consequences of Lennie's unswerving obedience to the things George taught him. \u003cp hidden=\"hidden\"\u003eSteinbeck, John\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62037625176434,"sku":"31874A5","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0893\/9182\/5266\/files\/index_c0a650ee-39f7-4c57-b158-605a557960ac.jpg?v=1783732762","url":"https:\/\/book-efairs.follettcontent.com\/products\/of-mice-and-men","provider":"Follett Book eFairs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}