{"product_id":"of-mice-and-men-9780140177398","title":"Of Mice and Men","description":"\u003cb\u003eA controversial tale of friendship and tragedy during the Great Depression\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steinbeck, John\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140177398\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 107\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 4.20w x 0.40d","brand":"John Steinbeck","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32745575448651,"sku":"9780140177398","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_aa878877-b8d0-47fe-9270-5bac63996893.jpg?v=1597703951","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/of-mice-and-men-9780140177398","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}