{"product_id":"9781480436435","title":"Career in C Major: And Other Fiction","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom a famous tough-guy writer, a collection of shockingly funny stories\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEver since she got married, Doris has regretted giving up her singing career. After years of domestic drudgery, she decides to take one last crack at becoming an opera singer, even if it means sacrificing everything for the sake of her dream. Her contractor husband is fully supportive, having no idea that the family’s true musical genius isn’t Doris—it’s him.\u003cbr\u003eIn this and other stories in \u003ci\u003eCareer in C Major\u003c\/i\u003e, James M. Cain shows off a light comedic touch that will surprise readers who are familiar only with his crime novels \u003ci\u003eThe Postman Always Rings Twice\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDouble Indemnity\u003c\/i\u003e. But Cain had been publishing funny stories, articles, and satire since his early days as a reporter for H. L. Mencken’s\u003ci\u003e Baltimore Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, and was just as comfortable writing about singers as he was about killers. This collection of Cain’s lighter work shows that if an author is tough it doesn’t mean he can’t crack a smile.","brand":"MysteriousPress.com\/Open Road","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47170805399792,"sku":"9781480436435","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781480436435_p0.jpg?v=1763619504","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781480436435","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}