Black and Blue

Synopsis of Black and Blue

«Black and Blue» is the literary novel by Anna Quindlen, published by Random House Inc in hardcover (293 pages, in English).

Fran Benedetto, a nurse, recounts how her marriage to Bobby, a New York policeman, became a nightmare of abuse. After years of enduring it, one night she flees with her ten-year-old son to Florida, where she adopts a new identity and tries to rebuild her life while still fearing her husband will find her.

Published in 1998, it is Anna Quindlen's third novel and this edition bears the Oprah's Book Club seal; the work was nominated for the Orange Prize.

For the general reader of contemporary fiction and for book clubs interested in stories about domestic violence and personal reconstruction.