Mildred Pierce

Mildred Pierce

by JamesM.Cain (Author)

Synopsis

MILDRED PIERCE is the story of a determined and ambitious woman who, after her feckless husband abandons her, builds a successful business through hard work and sacrifice in order 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.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 23 Jun 2011

ISBN 10: 1780220723
ISBN 13: 9781780220727
Book Overview: A classic American novel, published to tie-in with a major new SKY series starring Kate Winslet.

Media Reviews
Cain's grasp of human deviousness has rarely been equalled. -- Simon Shaw DAILY MAIL Forget the Kate Winslet television adaptation, this is the real deal, a hothouse of suppressed emotions, jealousy, sexual tension, and rage told in elegant prose. CATHOLIC HERALD A supreme timeless classic. TELEGRAPH & ARGUS
Author Bio
James M. Cain was born in Annapolis, Maryland, in 1892. Having served in the US Army in World War I, he became a journalist in Baltimore and New York in the 1920s. He later worked as a screenwriter in Hollywood. Cain died in 1977.