Following her husband's death, beautiful 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 handsome schemer and a wealthy but unwell older man who rewards her for her attentions with a $50,000 tip and an offer of marriage...
"The Cocktail Waitress will involve you, and then shock you with an ending you''ll never forget. This is a true rarity: a reader''s novel that''s also a literary event." - Stephen King
Following her husband''s death in a suspicious car accident, beautiful young widow Joan Medford is forced to take a job serving drinks in a cocktail lounge to make ends meet and to have a chance of regaining custody of her young son. At the job she encounters two men who take an interest in her, a handsome young schemer who makes her blood race and a wealthy but unwell older man who rewards her for her attentions with a $50,000 tip and an unconventional offer of marriage...
Following her husband''s death in a suspicious car accident, beautiful young widow Joan Medford is forced to take a job serving drinks in a cocktail lounge to make ends meet and to have a chance of regaining custody of her young son. At the job she encounters two men who take an interest in her, a handsome young schemer who makes her blood race and a wealthy but unwell older man who rewards her for her attentions with a $50,000 tip and an unconventional offer of marriage...
- | Author: James M. Cain
- | Publisher: Titan Books Ltd
- | Publication Date: Jul 22, 2013
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- | Binding: Paperback / softback
- | ISBN-13: 9781781160343
- | ISBN-10: 1781160341
- Author:
- James M. Cain
- Publisher:
- Titan Books Ltd
- Publication Date:
- Jul 22, 2013
- Binding:
- Paperback / softback
- ISBN-13:
- 9781781160343
- ISBN10:
- 1781160341