Of Mice and Men

A controversial tale of friendship and tragedy during the Great Depression 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. 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 — ASIN: 0140177396 | ISBN13: 9780140177398 | ISBN-13: 978-0140177398