{"product_id":"giant-a-novel-isbn-9780060956707","title":"Giant: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“A powerful story...truly as big as its subject.” — \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe basis for the classic film starring James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, and Rock Hudson, \u003cem\u003eGiant \u003c\/em\u003eis Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edna Ferber's sweeping generational tale of power, love, cattle barons, and oil tycoons, set in Texas during the first half of the twentieth century.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen larger-than-life cattle rancher Jordan \"Bick\" Benedict arrives at the family home of sharp-witted but genteel Virginia socialite Leslie Lynnton to purchase a racehorse, the two are instantly drawn to each other. But for Leslie, falling in love with a Texan was a lot simpler than falling in love with Texas. Upon their arrival at Bick's ranch, Leslie is confronted not only with the oppressive heat and vastness of Texas but also by the disturbing inequity between runaway riches and the poverty and racism suffered by the Mexican workers on the ranch. Leslie and Bick's loving union endures against all odds, but a reckoning is coming and a price will have to be paid.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sensational and enthralling saga, Ferber masterfully captures the essence of Texas with all its wealth and excess, cruelty and prejudice, pride and violence.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“A powerful story...truly as big as its subject.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Her vocabulary is rich and vital; she sees material objects with a penetrating and delightful vision.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Miss Ferber at her best, and that’s very good indeed.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSt. Louis Globe-Democrat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A powerful novel and a gripping read, and very much ahead of its time regarding South Texas race relations. It has charm and intelligence and swagger, and even some fairly profound sociological insight.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTexas Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“\u003c\/em\u003eA brisk, slick, clever, constantly moving story.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eGiant\u003c\/em\u003e makes marvelous reading—wealth piled on wealth, wonder on wonder in a stunning, splendiferous pyramid of ostentation….no one can deny the explosive impact of this story.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A powerful novel and a gripping read, and very much ahead of its time regarding South Texas race relations.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTexas Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial Modern Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888517378277,"sku":"NP9780060956707","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780060956707.jpg?v=1730229255","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/giant-a-novel-isbn-9780060956707","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}