Cocktail Waitress

Informationen zum Autor James M Cain achieved worldwide overnight fame when he published his first novel! The Postman Always Rings Twice! in 1934. The classics Double Indemnity and Mildred Pierce followed! reinforcing Cain's reputation as the great chronicler of crimes of passion! typically set against a working-class backdrop during the Great Depression. His books have inspired many classic movies. Klappentext A beautiful widow is forced to take a job in a cocktail lounge to make ends meet and to have a chance of regaining custody of her young son. She encounters a handsome young man who makes her blood race and a wealthy but unwell older man who offers marriage. Zusammenfassung Following her husband's death! young widow Joan Medford is forced to take a job serving drinks in a cocktail lounge to make ends meet. At the job she encounters two men who take an interest in her! a young schemer and a wealthy but unwell older man who rewards her for her attentions with a $50!000 tip and an unconventional offer of marriage...

Produktdetails

• Autoren: James M Cain, James M. Cain
• Verlag: Titan Books Ltd
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 21.09.2012
• EAN: 9781781160329
• ISBN: 978-1-78116-032-9
• Seiten: 272
• Thema: Belletristik > Spannung