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Mildred Pierce
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
Mildred Pierce
Contributors:
By (Author) James M. Cain
Publisher:
Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:
Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Publication Date:
1st April 2008
UK Publication Date:
21st February 2008
Country:
United Kingdom
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
813.52
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
288
Dimensions:
Width 126mm, Height 196mm, Spine 22mm
Weight:
260g
Description
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.Reviews
"Vivid, gritty, real...this is crime writing at its very best" MY WEEKLY
Author Bio
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.
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