Book
Black and blue : a novel
Record details
- ISBN: 0385333137 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0679435395 (acid-free)
- ISBN: 0375500510 (acid-free)
- ISBN: 97803755005110 (acid-free)
- ISBN: 9780679435396 (acid-free)
- ISBN: 0440226104 (pbk.)
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Physical Description:
print
293 p. ; 25 cm. - Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Random House, c1998.
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| Subject: | Wife abuse -- Fiction Abused women -- Fiction Family violence -- Fiction Runaway wives -- Fiction |
| Genre: | Domestic fiction. |
| Topic Heading: | Oprah club Oprah Winfrey book club Oprah's Book Club |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibsons Public Library | FIC QUIN (Text) | 30886000233037 | Adult Fiction Hardcover | Not holdable | Bindery | - |
| Gibsons Public Library | FIC QUIN (Text) | 30886000758488 | Adult Fiction Hardcover | Volume hold | Available | - |
Summary:
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.
