Perfidia : a novel /
In New Mexico, a daughter kills her abusive mother in self-defense during a quarrel. It is the climax to a childhood of violence and neglect, in the course of which the mother often left the girl alone at night, or made love in her presence.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Nan A. Talese,
[1997]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | In New Mexico, a daughter kills her abusive mother in self-defense during a quarrel. It is the climax to a childhood of violence and neglect, in the course of which the mother often left the girl alone at night, or made love in her presence. |
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| Physical Description: | 308 pages ; 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 0385484275 9780385484275 |