
Black and Blue
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Narrated by:
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Ruth Ann Phimister
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By:
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Anna Quindlen
When 19-year-old Fran married Bobby Benedetto, she never dreamed that she would find herself in an abusive relationship. Every time her New York City policeman husband hit her, she would think of convincing reasons to stay.
Now, with her 10-year-old son in tow, she is running for her life. Living in Florida under an assumed name, she is bravely shaping a new life and dares to believe that, finally, she has escaped from her painful past. Black and Blue is a wise and powerful novel whose protagonists could be the people next door.
An Oprah Book Club® Selection.
©1998 Anna Quindlen (P)1998 Recorded Books, LLCListeners also enjoyed...




















Critic reviews
"Engrossing....compassionate and tense." ( The New York Times)
"Absolutely believable....Quindlen writes with power and grace." ( The Boston Globe)
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Ending Ruined it for me
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Kept me listening so glad i purchased
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What did you like best about this story?
The fact that she got out and tried to make a better life for her and her son. Not sure how I feel about the ending.Sleeping with the Enemy, but better...
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Ending.... sigh...
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The physical battering, the destruction of self through emotional abuse and the deep fear of living with an unpredictable violent narcissist.
Escape or death are the only options that face too many women.
This was not a book I loved, it is simply a story I absorbed as I felt my heart shattering with every word.
Great insights on the reality of abuse that is both physical and mental
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Heartbreakingly honest
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Blue Badge
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Liked the story but the narrator's voice is irritating.
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Another great one from Quindlen.
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Any additional comments?
Although the story is kind of formulaic (another abused wife whose husband is an insane cop who spends all his time tracking down his runaway wife, ie: Safe Haven), the author gives us characters that seem very real, people you start rooting for. I like that the ending isn't as predictable as I would have thought...meaning it feels more like real life than a perfect storybook ending. You can't go wrong with an Anna Quindlen book.A Story of Hope
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