Black And Blue
by:
Anna Quindlen (author)
Fran Benedetto's husband beats her. So badly that she takes her son and runs away. Starting afresh in Florida under assumed names, Fran and Robert slowly rebuild their lives - until an accident at a fairground puts Fran into the public eye. Now, she must face up to her worst fear: that her...
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Fran Benedetto's husband beats her. So badly that she takes her son and runs away. Starting afresh in Florida under assumed names, Fran and Robert slowly rebuild their lives - until an accident at a fairground puts Fran into the public eye. Now, she must face up to her worst fear: that her husband will come after her. That he will never let her go.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780099271833 (0099271834)
Publish date: 2004
Publisher: Random House, Inc.
Pages no: 264
Edition language: English
i really loved quindlen's columns when she wrote for newsweek so perhaps i had inflated expectations for the first book of hers that i read. it was actually not bad, just not great. from the work i've done with survivors, i think she gets most of the dynamics of domestic violence, but not all of i...
Audiobook. I have to say Lili Taylor did a fantastic job. She's most of the reason for the 5 stars. You would think that a New York/Jersey accent would be her forte but she actually does a really good southern 30ish woman and elderly Jewish woman very well too. Fran leaves an abusive marriage wi...
My wife and I listened to this on a trip to Texas and while it held our interest was just not as good as some others out there. Fran Benedetto is a battered wife. She’s an RN whose abusive husband is a cop, and she has seen to what little effect orders of protection have. In fact, three women...
This is a very good story with subject matter that is important to consider.
Expecting a sermon...got a story....
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