Black And Blue
Trade cloth edition in very good condition. Dust jacket with intact price point. Mylar cover included.
“There are ways and ways of dying, and some of them leave you walking around.”
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 her would never let her go. and despite the flawlessness of her escape, Fran Benedetto is certain on one thing; it is only a matter of time…
Trade cloth edition in very good condition. Dust jacket with intact price point. Mylar cover included.
“There are ways and ways of dying, and some of them leave you walking around.”
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 her would never let her go. and despite the flawlessness of her escape, Fran Benedetto is certain on one thing; it is only a matter of time…
Trade cloth edition in very good condition. Dust jacket with intact price point. Mylar cover included.
“There are ways and ways of dying, and some of them leave you walking around.”
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 her would never let her go. and despite the flawlessness of her escape, Fran Benedetto is certain on one thing; it is only a matter of time…
ISBN 0-375-50051-0
Anna Quindlen
1998