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Perfidia

by Judith Rossner · 1997

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In her shattering new novel, renowned bestselling author Judith Rossner exposes the inner workings of an unstable family in which the relationship between mother and daughter goes from dangerous to deadly.

Themes
dysfunctional familydysfunctional familyMore like thisLess of thismothersmothersMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of thisNew MexicoNew MexicoMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 384 pages

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