Overview
A woman on the run from her own life 'The first time my husband hit me I was nineteen years old.' For eighteen years Fran Benedetto kept her secret, hid her bruises. She stayed with Bobby because she wanted her son to have a father, and because, in spite of everything, she loved him. Then one night, when she saw the look on her ten-year-old son's face, Fran finally made a choice - she ran for both their lives. Now she is starting over in a city far from home, far from Bobby. She uses a name that isn't hers, watches over her son, and tries to forget. For the woman who now calls herself Beth, every day is a chance to heal, to put together the pieces of her shattered self. And every day she waits for Bobby to catch up with her. Bobby always said he would never let her go, and Fran Benedetto is certain of one thing- it is only a matter of time.
Full Product Details
Author: Anna Quindlen
Publisher: Cornerstone
Imprint: Windmill Books
Dimensions:
Width: 12.90cm
, Height: 1.70cm
, Length: 19.80cm
Weight: 0.192kg
ISBN: 9780099538172
ISBN 10: 0099538172
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 05 January 2012
Audience:
College/higher education
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General/trade
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
Quindlen invests her tale with rare pathos and even rarer psychological acumen ... the honesty of her storytelling is exemplary * Sunday Telegraph * Quindlen has got so deeply inside her characters that they gave me nightmares * The Times * Don't miss Anna Quindlen's compassionate portrayal of a violent marriage * Marie Claire * 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 Beautifully paced - keeps the reader anxiously turning the pages. * New York Times Book Review *
Quindlen invests her tale with rare pathos and even rarer psychological acumen ... the honesty of her storytelling is exemplary Sunday Telegraph Quindlen has got so deeply inside her characters that they gave me nightmares The Times Don't miss Anna Quindlen's compassionate portrayal of a violent marriage Marie Claire 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 Beautifully paced - keeps the reader anxiously turning the pages. New York Times Book Review
Author Information
Anna Quindlen is the author of five bestselling novels and has one the Pulitzer Prize for her New York Times column 'Public and Private'. She lives with her family in New York City.
