Black and blue : a novel / Anna Quindlen.
A nurse escapes her abusive husband, a New York policeman, taking their son with her to Florida. She assumes a new identity and even finds romance, but there is a price, the 10-year-old boy misses his father and she lives in constant fear the father will find them, which he does. The novel analyzes why abused women wait so long to make their break.
Record details
- ISBN: 0375500510
- ISBN: 9780375500510
- ISBN: 0679435395
- Physical Description: 293 pages ; 25 cm
- Publisher: New York : Random House, 1998.
Content descriptions
- Target Audience Note:
- 1000L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR UG 5.8 14 19893.
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- 65 of 66 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 0 of 0 copies available at McDowell County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | F QUINDLEN (Text) | 39493104176856 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Alleghany Public Library | F QUINDLEN (Text) | 40599000083983 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Andrews Public Library | F QUI (Text) | 80605000843309 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| BHM Headquarters Library | FIC (Text) | 38344101052320 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Beaufort Main | F QUI (Text) | 2000505393 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Belhaven Public Library | FIC (Text) | 38344400014112 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Charles H. Stone Memorial Library | F QUINDLEN (Text) | 30665100050487 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | F QUINDLEN (Text) | 22281500082337 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Danbury Public Library | F QUINDLEN (Text) | 30672100006584 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Dobson Community Library | F QUINDLEN (Text) | 30666100097015 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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A nurse escapes her abusive husband, a New York policeman, taking their son with her to Florida. She assumes a new identity and even finds romance, but there is a price, the 10-year-old boy misses his father and she lives in constant fear the father will find them, which he does. The novel analyzes why abused women wait so long to make their break.
