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Black and Blue follows Fran Benedetto, who, after nineteen years of a passionate but destructive marriage to Bobby, decides to escape her abusive life in Florida and start anew with her son. As she navigates safety, identity, and the complex bonds of family, Fran confronts the enduring emotional and psychological ties that threaten to undo her progress. The narrative explores themes of abuse, motherhood, family violence, and the struggle to forge a new future amid past trauma.
First publish date: 1998
Genre: Family & Domestic Fiction/Marriage & Divorce Fiction
Authors: Anna Quindlen
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