Can I read Black and Blue : A Novel on EtoBox?

Black and Blue : A Novel by Quindlen, Anna is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Black and Blue : A Novel about?

For eighteen years Fran Benedetto kept her secret, hid her bruises. She 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 sons face, Fran finally made a choiceand ran for both their lives. Now she is starting over in a city far from home, far from Bobby. In this place she uses a name that isnt hers, watches over her son, 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. Bobby always said he would never let her go, and despite the ingenuity of her escape, Fran Benedetto is certain of one thing: It is only a matter of time. From the Trade Paperback edition. Amazon.com Review Oprah Book Club Selection, April 1998 : "The first time my husband hit me I was nineteen years old," begins Fran Benedetto, the broken heroine of Anna Quindlen's Black and Blue . With one sweeping sentence, the door to an abused and tortured world is swung wide open and the psyche of a crushed and tattered self-image exposed. "Frannie, Frannie,

Who reads Black and Blue : A Novel?

Author

Quindlen, Anna

Publisher

Delta Publishing

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9780385333139

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women'S Fiction

Rating

4.2 / 5 (1,184 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14