Damage
Author: Josephine Hart
A successful doctor and politician arrives at middle ages, having pursued a dutiful and a passionless life. His life has been a ‘good performance’, until as chance meeting with Anna, his son’s lover. This strange and secretive woman, emotionally crippled by her past, unlocks the violent reality behind his carefully created facade…..Read More
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