Black and Blue is a beautifully written, heart-stopping story in which Anna Quindlen writes with power, wisdom, and humor about the real lives of men and women, the varieties of people and love, the bonds between mother and child, the solace of family and friendship, the inexplicable feelings between people who are passionately connected in ways they don't understand. It is a remarkable work of fiction by . Climax- The climax of this novel is when Bobby finds Fran, an event that she's been fearing since her initial escape. They talk (Fran talks, Bobby yells) and get into a physical altercation. Fran fights back, unlike she has before, but Bobby still leaves her unconscious. When she awakes, Bobby is gone, and he has taken Robert with him. Anna Quindlen’s realistic thriller Black and Blue follows main character Frannie Benedetto, who, having suffered severe domestic abuse, chooses to run away with her son to escape the escalating violence of her police officer husband. The book was chosen for Oprah's Book Club in
Quindlen's writing is both fluid and powerful. In Black and Blue she evokes a realistic portrayal of the cycle of violence, which occurs both within a relationship based on power and control (tension builds, violence occurs, "honeymoon phase," tension builds again), and over the generations as children grow up internalizing what they see their parents do. Anna Quindlen is a novelist and journalist whose work has appeared on fiction, nonfiction, and self-help bestseller lists. She is the author of eight novels: Object Lessons, One True Thing, Black and Blue, Blessings, Rise and Shine, Every Last One, Still Life with Bread Crumbs, and Miller's Valley. Black and Blue is a novel portraying the new life of Beth Crenshaw, formerly Fran Benedetto, after her escape with her son Robert from a passionate marriage that had turned into an abusive nightmare. It chronicles how she left, why she stayed, and what she gave up--materially, professionally, emotionally--in her attempt to find a safe new life.
Black and Blue is a beautifully written, heart-stopping story in which Anna Quindlen writes with power, wisdom, and humor about the real lives of men and women, the varieties of people and love, the bonds between mother and child, the solace of family and friendship, the inexplicable feelings between people who are passionately connected in ways they don't understand. Black and Blue is a beautifully written, heart-stopping story in which Anna Quindlen writes with power, wisdom, and humor about the real lives of men and women, the varieties of people and love, the bonds between mother and child, the solace of family and friendship, the inexplicable feelings between people who are passionately connected in ways they don't understand. It is a remarkable work of fiction by the writer whom Alice Hoffman has called "a national treasure.". Anna Quindlen’s realistic thriller Black and Blue follows main character Frannie Benedetto, who, having suffered severe domestic abuse, chooses to run away with her son to escape the escalating violence of her police officer husband. The book was chosen for Oprah's Book Club in
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