Mildred Pierce

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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.

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  • Vivid, gritty, real...this is crime writing at its very best - MY WEEKLY

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James M. Cain

James M. Cain

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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Mildred Pierce (Bfmt Feb 03);

Double Indemnity

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