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The Bitter Water of the Lake Richard Osman the promise and menace ofAuthor(s): Caminito, Giulia (Author) Binding: Paperback, Date of Publication: 14 08 2025, Pagination: 320 pages, ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781917378260, Description: In the 1990s, Gaias family moves from the neglected peripheries of Rome to an idyllic lakeside town in search of a new life that will lift them out of poverty. Each of them bears their own scars: Gaias mother is fiercely determined to secure a better future for her children at any cost; her