{"product_id":"of-mice-and-men-1","title":"Of Mice and Men","description":"\u003cp\u003eA controversial tale of friendship and tragedy during the Great Depression\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThey 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLaborers 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e • Author: John Steinbeck • Publisher: Penguin Books • Format: Paperback • ISBN: 9780140177398 • Ships direct from distributor in 3–7 business days\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cedar Leaf Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45405065543724,"sku":"9780140177398","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0697\/2234\/1420\/files\/9780140177398.jpg?v=1774377339","url":"https:\/\/cedarleafbooks.com\/products\/of-mice-and-men-1","provider":"Cedar Leaf Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}