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Gorgeous Disaster: The Tragic Story of Debra Lafave

by Owen LaFave · 2006

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Told by the one person best qualified to tell it, this is the story of a 24-year-old teacher who seemed to be on the Golden Path to the good life but went so far wrong, and how her decision impacted not only her own life, but her husband, her victim, and many others.

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adult
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medium · 293 pages

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