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Name: A private Venus
Author: Giorgio Scerbanenco

📘 A private Venus by Giorgio Scerbanenco

Duca Lamberti, a physician barred from practice after serving three years for euthanasia, finds new purpose helping Davide, a young alcoholic whose history is steeped in prostitution, pornography, and alleged murder. Together they navigate a dark investigation that tests Lamberti’s moral resolve and his ability to reintegrate into society.

First publish date: 2012

Genre: Education & Language/Education

Authors: Giorgio Scerbanenco

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