{"product_id":"of-mice-and-men-penguin-great-books-of-the-20th-century-0881030376","title":"Of Mice and Men (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0881030376\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Steinbeck, John\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA controversial tale of friendship and tragedy during the Great DepressionThey 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.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.\"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":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52191474024736,"sku":"NEW0881030376","price":29.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/514Fo9GoPDL.jpg?v=1786831152","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/of-mice-and-men-penguin-great-books-of-the-20th-century-0881030376","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}