Black and Blue
Subtitle: A Novel
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Published: March 30, 2010
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780812980493
Subjects: Literature & Fiction -- Authors, A-Z -- ( Q ) -- Quindlen, Anna; Mystery & Thrillers -- Thrillers -- Psychological & Suspense
First sentence: The first time my husband hit me I was nineteen years old.
Description: A nurse escapes her abusive husband, a New York policeman, taking their son with her to Florida. She assumes a new identity and even finds romance, but there is a price, the 10-year-old boy misses his father and she lives in constant fear the father will find them, which he does. The novel analyzes why abused women wait so long to make their break.