Mildred Pierce (Paperback)

from ken1952

This is one of Cain's big three along with The Postman Always Rings Twice and Double Indemnity. I really enjoyed it: who wouldn't especially those scratch-your-eyes-out scenes between Mildred and h...

from BrendanPMyers

I remember early on while reading this book, talking to my sister and raving about it, telling her about the strong female lead character, who after her milquetoast husband leaves her, sets about s...

from mthelibrarian

It's coming out as an HBO miniseries this month, so I thought I would try it. It turned out to be set in Glendale, Los Angeles, Pasadena and Laguna, California, so the settings alone were fun for m...

from pennsylady

Paperback I would call Mildred Pierce vintage or at least a period piece. The author is James Cain (1892-1977) My choice of delivery was narration by Christine Williams. Written in 1941,our story o...

from AliceAnna

I thought I knew the story of this from the Joan Crawford movie, but either I mis-remembered it (totally possible) or it was changed. I have a vague memory of a murder, but there was no murder in t...