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The Enchanted Isle is a novel by James M. Cain published by The Mysterious Press in 1985. [1] Plot summary. The 16-year-old Amanda "Mandy" Vernick recounts the events of The Enchanted Isle in this first-person narrative.
Miss Stevenson's novel, set in the rolling West Country of England to Targ, one of the remoter of the Western Isles, introduces us to a fascinating new set of characters in a story as warm and human and delightful as any she has yet given us.
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- D.E. Stevenson
Jan 1, 1977 · This novel was originally published in 1954 as CHARLOTTE FAIRLIE, in England. Later US editions were confusingly retitled as BLOW THE WIND SOUTHERLY, and THE ENCHANTED ISLE. My general impression, based on Amazon reviews, is that this is one of Ms. Stevenson's more popular novels.
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- D. E. Stevenson
Jan 1, 1985 · While searching for her father, a runaway stumbles into a deadly mess. At thirteen, Mandy was too old for spanking when her stepfather first took her over his knee. She’s didn’t mind the pain, but hated the look in his eye and his lingering hand.
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- James M. Cain
Girl in the Cadillac (U.S., 1995), directed by Lucas Platt, based on the novel The Enchanted Isle; Szenvedély (Hungary, 1997), directed by Fehér György, based on the novel The Postman Always Rings Twice; Jerichow (Germany, 2008), directed by Christian Petzold, based on the novel The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Enchanted Isle (novel) explained. The Enchanted Isle is a novel by James M. Cain published by The Mysterious Press in 1985. Plot summary. The 16-year-old Amanda "Mandy" Vernick recounts the events of The Enchanted Isle in this first-person narrative. Her self-image is centered on her physique, described by Mandy as "five foot two, 36-24-35 ...
Cain's first novel, The Postman Always Rings Twice (1934), was said to have inspired Albert Camus' The Stranger, but offended sensibilities in the U.S. and was even tried for obscenity in Boston....
