{"product_id":"of-mice-and-men","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\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\u003cp\u003e\"A thriller, a gripping tale . . . that you will not set down until it is finished. Steinbeck has touched the quick.\" —The New York Times\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Federal Street Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51199067685152,"sku":"9780140177398","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/3811\/8247\/files\/9780140177398.jpg?v=1770240625","url":"https:\/\/federalstreetbooks.com\/products\/of-mice-and-men","provider":"Federal Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}