'Cain was not just a great hard-boiled novelist but a great novelist, period ... To read MILDRED PIERCE now is to experience a double vision, in which we confront both how much and how little things have changed' LA TIMES
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'Cain was not just a great hard-boiled novelist but a great novelist, period ... To read MILDRED PIERCE now is to experience a double vision, in which we confront both how much and how little things have changed' LA TIMES
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Mildred Pierce is the story of a determined and ambitious woman who, after her feckless husband abandons her, by hard work and sacrifice builds a successful business to ensure the future of her pampered and selfish daughter.
But she isn't prepared for the intrigues and devastating betrayals of those closest to her.This is James M Cain's most substantial novel and a classic of the Depression years.Critic Reviews
“"Vivid, gritty, real...this is crime writing at its very best"”
Vivid, gritty, real...this is crime writing at its very best - MY WEEKLY
About the Author
James M Cain was born in Annapolis, Maryland, in 1892. Having served in the US Army in WWI, he became a journalist in Baltimore and New York in the 1920's. He later worked as a screenwriter in Hollywood. Cain died in 1977.
Previous titles:Mildred Pierce (Bfmt Feb 03);Double IndemnityMildred Pierce is the story of a determined and ambitious woman who, after her feckless husband abandons her, by hard work and sacrifice builds a successful business to ensure the future of her pampered and selfish daughter.But she isn't prepared for the intrigues and devastating betrayals of those closest to her.This is James M Cain's most substantial novel and a classic of the Depression years.
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