{"product_id":"black-and-blue-by-anna-quindlen-3602j","title":"Black And Blue by Anna Quindlen","description":"\u003cp\u003eFran 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.  Review It is rare to find a novel at once tender and taut, full of insight, yet with a darkness at its centre - and that's what makes it a gripping read (Margaret Forster)  Quindlen invests her tale with rare pathos and even rarer psychological acumen ... the honesty of her storytelling is exemplary (Sunday Telegraph)  Anna Quindlen pours heart into Black and Blue ... this novel olingers like a bruise (She)  Quindlen has got so deeply inside her characters that they gave me nightmares (The Times)  I loved it. Qualities and shades of love are this writer's strong suit, and she has the unusual talent for writing about them with so much truth and heart that one is carried away on a tidal wave of involvement and concern (Elizabeth Jane Howard)  From the Back Cover Fran Benedetto's husband beats her. So badly thay 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.  'Quindlen invests her tale with rare pathos and even rarer psychological acumen... the honesty of her storytelling is exemplary.' Sunday Telegraph  'Don't miss Anna Quindlen's compassionate portrayal of a violent marriage' Marie Claire  'Anna Quindlen pours heart into Black and Blue... this novel lingers like a bruise.' She  'Quindlen has got so deeply inside her characters that they gave me nightmares.' The Times  'I loved it. Qualities and shades of love are this writer's strong suit, and she has the unusual talent for writing about them with so much truth and heart that one is carried away on a tidal wave of involvement and concern.' Elizabeth Jane Howard  About the Author Anna Quindlen is the author of the bestselling novels Blessings and Rise and Shine, amongst others, and of the non-fiction titles Living Out Loud, Thinking Out Loud and A Short Guide to a Happy Life. Her New York Times column 'Public and Private' won a Pulitzer Prize in 1992. She is currently a columnist for Newsweek and lives with her husband and children in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41821269753930,"sku":"3602j","price":8.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9101\/8826\/files\/3602j_080580e2-07ca-45aa-9f58-a0bf850db2b2.jpg?v=1764346130","url":"https:\/\/www.bookexpress.nz\/products\/black-and-blue-by-anna-quindlen-3602j","provider":"Book Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}