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.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Rossner, Judith, 1935-2005
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Nan A. Talese, [1997]
Edition:	1st ed., advance reading copy, uncorrected proof.
Subjects:	Mothers and daughters > Fiction. New Mexico > Fiction.