A character in this novel dies shortly after learning of the death of his favorite daughter Una. Another of its characters becomes rich selling beans in an effort motivated by his father's failure in a refrigerated lettuce-shipping venture. In this novel, the cook Lee tells a story about his Chinese relatives learning Hebrew to study the Bible, during which they discover that the word (*) timshel translates as "thou mayest". Samuel Hamilton attempts to help the protagonist of this novel, whose antagonist poisons the madame Faye and takes over a brothel after abandoning her family, including her sons Cal and Aron. Its 
A character in this novel dies shortly after learning of the death of his favorite daughter Una. Another of its characters becomes rich selling beans in an effort motivated by his father's failure in a refrigerated lettuce-shipping venture. In this novel, the cook Lee tells a story about his Chinese relatives learning Hebrew to study the Bible, during which they discover that the word (*) timshel translates as "thou mayest". Samuel Hamilton attempts to help the protagonist of this novel, whose antagonist poisons the madame Faye and takes over a brothel after abandoning her family, including her sons Cal and Aron. Its protagonist marries the villainous Cathy Ames before moving to the Salinas Valley. For 10 points, name this novel about Adam Trask, by John Steinbeck.