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Original Title:	Black and Blue
ISBN:	0385333137 (ISBN13: 9780385333139)
Edition Language:	English
Setting:	Florida(United States)
Literary Awards:	Orange Prize Nominee for Fiction Longlist (1998)

Black and Blue

Anna Quindlen

Paperback | Pages: 288 pages

Rating: 3.88 | 78385 Users | 1671 Reviews

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Title	:	Black and Blue
Author	:	Anna Quindlen
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Delta Fiction
Pages	:	Pages: 288 pages
Published	:	August 25th 2010 by Delta Publishing (first published April 1st 1998)
Categories	:	Fiction. Contemporary. Adult Fiction. Womens Fiction. Chick Lit. Novels. Sociology. Abuse. Drama

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For eighteen years, Fran Benedetto kept her secret. And hid her bruises. And stayed with Bobby because she wanted her son to have a father. And because, in spite of everything, she loved him. Then one night, when she saw the look on her ten-year-old son's face, Fran finally made a choice--and ran for both their lives.

Now she is starting over in a city far from home, far from Bobby. And in this place she uses a name that isn't hers, and cradles her son in her arms, and tries to forget. For the woman who now calls herself Beth, every day is a chance to heal, to put together the pieces of her shattered self. And every day she waits for Bobby to catch up to her. Because Bobby always said he would never let her go. And despite the flawlessness of her escape, Fran Benedetto is certain of one thing: It is only a matter of time...

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Ever read a book that you almost felt like you didn't have a right to criticize? This book made me feel that way, and that is why I have put off writing a review. However, I told my teacher that I would eventually do it. I was required to pick a book out to read for my last week of high school in my Advanced Literature class that had some type of connection to my family. So, I chose this book. My family is quite familiar with this book's topic. I'm blessed in that I am not personally affiliated

Fran Benedetto has been hiding a terrible secret for years, but when her husband, Bobby hits her so hard he breaks her nose and splits her lip, she knows she has to leave. Patty Bancroft, a famous womens advocate, knows exactly what to do to help women like Fran. So Fran trades one secret for another and leaves New York with her ten-year-old son, Robert, to start a new life with a new identity in a secret place.Black and Blue takes a hard look at the complicated dynamics in abusive

What? I read a book in only 2 days (both of which were days I worked a full shift) and still only gave 2 stars? But why?Well, here's the thing. This isn't the sort of book I normally read. Black and Blue would not have blipped on my radar, except for the fact that I own it. And why do I own it? I don't know! But if I have to venture a guess, I'll say that my sister-in-law either gave it to me directly, or she was culling her own collection of books and I picked this one up. I've never been one

A resolution of mine for 2013 was to read books by authors new to me. I have several favorite writers, and I concentrate much of my reading on their works. I had heard of Anna Quindlen over the years, but had never read anything by her. I picked up this paperback in a Goodwill store. Even though I believed that it was primarily directed toward a female readership, I thought it sounded interesting and decided to buy and read it. I retired after working twenty-four years as a police dispatcher, so

If you have been lucky enough never to have been hit by a man, Anna Quindlen Black and Blue is written so that you can walk in a beaten womans shoes. No intelligent woman would ever stay with a man who hits her, right? But love does many things to a person and intelligence is usually the first thing that goes. No one argues that love and lust of a woman, such as the beautiful Helen, which poets have written about for centuries, could launch a thousand ships. So why is it so amazing to think that

This was not a cheery book, but spousal abuse is not a happy subject. Even though it took Fran a long time to finally break away from her husband, I admired her for being strong and doing what she needed to do for her son. The author did a good job of making me feel Fran/Beth's emotions. I read a few reviews where the readers didn't like the ending, because it wasn't happy. Even though the ending was hard to read and made me very sad, I appreciated that the author didn't end it the way a book

If you don't like wife beater books, then this one's not for you. Fran Benedetto begins her first person narrative while sitting on a bench waiting for further instructions from a woman who's helping her run away from her alcoholic and wildly abusive husband (with their 10-year-old-son in tow). The book follows her as she begins her new life, which in my opinion is much better than reading about her getting beaten all the time wondering why she won't leave. Good insight into the horrifying and