num_pages: 369
description: 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 he would never let her go.  And despite the flawlessness of her escape, Fran Benedetto is certain of one It is only a matter of time.--
language: English
title: Black and Blue
titlecomplete: Black and Blue
genres: Drama, Abuse, Adult, Chick Lit, Adult Fiction, Novels, Suspense, Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 82002
places: Florida
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Orange Prize
category: Fiction Longlist
publisher: Dell