'Cain has established a formidable reputation of furious pace, harsh and masterful realism, tough, raw speech right out of the mouths of the people' SATURDAY REVIEW Serenade is the story of the eternal triangle - with a difference. John Howard Sharp is an American opera singer down on his luck, having just bombed in Rigoletto in Mexico City when he first encounters the beautiful Mexican-Indian prostitute called Juana. Miraculously, she offers him the chance to rebuild his career in Hollywood and New York but then Winston ...
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'Cain has established a formidable reputation of furious pace, harsh and masterful realism, tough, raw speech right out of the mouths of the people' SATURDAY REVIEW Serenade is the story of the eternal triangle - with a difference. John Howard Sharp is an American opera singer down on his luck, having just bombed in Rigoletto in Mexico City when he first encounters the beautiful Mexican-Indian prostitute called Juana. Miraculously, she offers him the chance to rebuild his career in Hollywood and New York but then Winston Hawes, the young, rich and well-connected conductor who had first launched Sharp, comes back into his life with terrible consequences.
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Acceptable. May have underlining, highlighting, margin notes, remainder marks, inscriptions, book plates, significant shelf wear, and/or a missing box or discs. Damaged item. Mass Market Paperback.
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Very Good. Reprint. Paperback. V-585. First page excised, else Very Good. "A young, amateur conductor and a Mexican-Indian prostitute play tragic roles in the life of a famous opera singer."
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Fine. First Vintage Books edition first printing of the second novel by this author. Light toning to the pages. In near fine condition. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 183 p. Audience: General/trade.