{"product_id":"9780140177398","title":"Of Mice and Men","description":"\u003cb\u003eA controversial tale of friendship and tragedy during the Great Depression\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e They are 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 they have formed a \"family,\" clinging together in the face of loneliness and alienation.\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.\u003cbr\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","brand":"Steinbeck, John","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Classics)","offer_id":36403882950823,"sku":"","price":9.6,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/Screenshot2025-12-13at1.15.22PM.png?v=1765646169","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/9780140177398","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}