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In this never-before-published Cain (The Postman Always Rings Twice) novel, Mandy Vernick is 16, sassy, too wise for her years, obsessed with finding her real father. Abused by her mother's truck-driver boyfriend, Mandy escapes on a bus to Baltimore, where she calls the man she thinks is her father and receives a cool brushoff. She spends the night in a motel with another teenage stray, Rick, and the pair become involved in a bank robbery with two hoodlums who get shot and leave Mandy and Rick holding the bagliterallyof money. Nobody's on to them, and Mandy spends some of the money on a new mink coat in which to confront her father. When Rick leaves and Mandy's mother, Sally, now married to an old friend, tracks her down, there's a shoot-out that changes everything and reveals the identity of her true father, with safe harbor at last for Mandy. The plot is strained with improbabilities, but marked with Cain's tough-guy touch and timing.
In this never-before-published Cain (The Postman Always Rings Twice) novel, Mandy Vernick is 16, sassy, too wise for her years, obsessed with finding her real father. Abused by her mother's truck-driver boyfriend, Mandy escapes on a bus to Baltimore, where she calls the man she thinks is her father and receives a cool brushoff. She spends the night in a motel with another teenage stray, Rick, and the pair become involved in a bank robbery with two hoodlums who get shot and leave Mandy and Rick holding the bagliterallyof money. Nobody's on to them, and Mandy spends some of the money on a new mink coat in which to confront her father. When Rick leaves and Mandy's mother, Sally, now married to an old friend, tracks her down, there's a shoot-out that changes everything and reveals the identity of her true father, with safe harbor at last for Mandy. The plot is strained with improbabilities, but marked with Cain's tough-guy touch and timing.
Used availability for James M Cain's The Enchanted Isle
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Hardback Editions
January 1987 : Hardback
| Title: IN THE FLESH Author(s): Clive Barker Publisher: Unknown Availability: Amazon More details... |
October 1985 : Hardback
| Title: Enchanted Isle Author(s): James M. Cain ISBN: 0-89296-143-0 / 978-0-89296-143-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Mysterious Pr Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
July 1986 : Paperback
| Title: Enchanted Isle Author(s): James M. Cain ISBN: 0-445-40249-0 / 978-0-445-40249-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Popular Library Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1985 : Paperback
| Title: THE ENCHANTED ISLE Author(s): James M. Cain Publisher: Publisher Unknown Availability: Amazon More details... |
Audio Editions
March 1990 : Audio Cassette
| Title: The Enchanted Isle/Audio Cassettes Author(s): James Cain, Amanda Plummer ISBN: 1-55994-071-9 / 9781559940719 (USA edition) Publisher: HarperAudio Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
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