Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Perfidia, published in 1997, was the last novel by Judith Rossner, author of Looking for Mr. Goodbar. The book's title, which means "perfidy" in Spanish, references a the popular song by the same name. Like the song, the book deals with the issue of betrayal and details the devastating consequences of the emotional abuse that a mother inflicts on her daughter.Hard-drinking and promiscuous Anita strikes up a casual relationship with an aging hippie named Wilkie. She becomes pregnant shortly thereafter and converts a derelict house into a lucrative art gallery/tourist trap. Anita later gives birth to a boy she names Billy.