num_pages: 264
description: Fran Benedetto's husband beats her. So badly that she takes her son and runs away. Starting afresh in Florida under assumed names, Fran and Robert slowly rebuild their lives - until an accident at a fairground puts Fran into the public eye. Now, she must face up to her worst fear: that her husband will come after her. That he will never let her go.
language: English
title: Black and Blue
titlecomplete: Black and Blue
genres: Fiction, Abuse, Drama, Adult, Chick Lit, Novels, Contemporary, Adult Fiction, Literary Fiction, Suspense
ratings_count: 82001
places: Florida
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Orange Prize
category: Fiction Longlist
publisher: Random House