Black and Blue
“Black and Blue†by Anna Quindlen
This novel, well written with excellent characterizations, has much unpleasantness and pain but nevertheless, a very good read. Fran , a nurse, is married to Bobby, a cop who from time to time has too much to drink. When he does, he takes his anger and frustrations out on his wife. Beatings result in broken bones, black and blue wounds . Fran loves this handsome man but finally the day comes when she feels she must take her 12 year old son, Robert, and leave. With the help of an agency devoted to helping abused women, Fran escapes from her home in New York to Florida where she attempts to establish a new life. A most engrossing book