I read this short little book probably about six years ago or so. It is classic Steinbeck. If you like Steinbeck, you'll like this book.
It's about this pearl diver who finds this huge pearl. He wants to sell it but everyone quickly gathers that he has this huge valuable pearl. Much of the book deals with greed and covetousness. He struggles to sell it and has quite the journey in attempting to do so. Not to mention his many efforts to protect his pearl and keep it safe. This valuable, coveted pearl ends up bringing quite a bit of suffering and despair to his family. And, lets just say, if you love happy endings, well...lets not give it away.... But it is safe to say that he likely would have wished to have never found that pearl to begin with. It is a fascinating little tale about how we often covet and seek after the things that will not bring us happiness. And actually bring about the opposite.
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