A thriller, A Gripping tale that you will not set down until it is finished. Streetwise George and his big, childlike friend Lennie are drifters, searching for work in the fields and valleys of California. They have nothing axcept the clothes on their back, and a hope that one day they'll find a place of their own and live the American dream. But dreams come at a price. Gentle giant Lennie doesn't know his own streght, and when they find work at a ranch he gets into trouble with the boss's daughter-in-law. Trouble so bad that even his protector George may not be able to save him. Knuckle-whitening the tension is almot unbearable. Human, uninhibited, bawdy and compassionate.