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by Anna Quindlen (Author) "The first time my husband hit me I was nineteen years old ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Chatto & Windus (5 Mar 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0701167165
  • ISBN-13: 978-0701167165
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,186,552 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Margaret Forster

...a novel at once tender and taut, full of insight, yet with a darkness at its centre --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Elizabeth Jane Howard

Black and Blue is a worthy successor to her earlier work: I loved it. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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3.0 out of 5 stars An ending that leaves you feeling disappointed, 30 May 2001
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This review is from: Black and Blue (Oprah's Book Club) (Paperback)
I've read a few of Oprah's selections and I was really looking forward to reading this one. However, I did feel a bit let down, particularly by the ending. I feel that the final section could have been explored a lot more. In my opinion it ends too abruptly.

A positive aspect of this book is that it shows how difficult it is for a woman to break free of her violent husband, and the reality that even when she is free, he still has some kind of hold on her, he's constantly in her mind.

Overall I think the author tackled a difficult subject very well, the emotive prose helps us to relate to the main character Fran (Beth), who is living a nightmare. The difficulties that both her and her son, Robert, must endure in their new lifestyles in Florida, so very different to the one they led in New York, for him that he cant be with his father, and for her the fear that her husband will find them, which inevitably does happen.

Black and Blue is well written, and it does touch you, however as I mentioned above the ending was cut short, and I was left feeling a little disappointed.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A very moving and real portrait., 4 Oct 1999
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This is the first book I have read by Anna Quindlen, recommended to me by a friend. I found it very easy to read however in no way a simple story. The portrayal of the main character's feelings and fears is spot-on and you are following her every emotion with empathy and interest. As a reader you feel you have been given a valuable insight into a very private world, normally kept behind closed doors. Very moving, almost to the point of tears. I thoroughly recommend it.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant. You will get jittery with her!, 27 Mar 1999
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I honestly could not put this book down. YOu start to panic with her and are desperate to know what happens at the end. The end was quite unexpected - you usually expect a good ending, which this was with a twist.

I loved it.

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3.0 out of 5 stars As hard to put down as it is to pick up.
Simply put, Black and Blue is the story of a woman taking her child and running away from her abusive husband. Read more
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This book reflects the sad reality of one of the many plagues affecting this world: domestic abuse. Whilst fully sympathising with Frannie, the main character, and abhorring the... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Compelling Tale Of Domestic Violence & Hope.
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This book kept me in suspense the whole time. The ending is unbelievable. You'll rush to get to the end, to find out completely different results than you had expected!! Read more
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