{"product_id":"of-mice-and-men","title":"Of Mice and Men","description":"\u003cb\u003eA controversial tale of friendship and tragedy during the Great Depression\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn Steinbeck's classic novella follows 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 together they have formed a family, clinging to each other in the face of loneliness, and alienation, and hardship. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56535107240315,"sku":"9780140177398","price":10.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/8431\/1419\/files\/imageloader_85069ad3-0d7a-4baa-aec8-e161ad61c767.jpg?v=1792712477","url":"https:\/\/wmashop.com\/products\/of-mice-and-men","provider":"wmashop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}