such as 'The Phantom Island' and 'The Devil and Tom Walker'
and survival with psychological depth and modern resonance
Her first position with the wild and unruly Bloomfield children proves disastrous
One of the great American novels
How far will you go to protect your family
Cannery Row heron such as 'The Phantom Island'Published in 1945, Cannery Row focuses on the acceptance of life as it is: both the exuberance of community and the loneliness of the individual. Drawing on his memories of the real inhabitants of Monterey, California, including longtime friend Ed Ricketts, Steinbeck interweaves the stories of Doc, Dora, Mack and his boys, Lee Chong, and the other characters in this world where only the fittest survive, to create a novel that is at once one of his