Black and Blue- Anna Quindlen

An Oprah's book club book that I definitely do not recommend. This book is a fictional story about a woman that left her abusive husband by taking her son into hiding. The book tells the story of her transition to her new identity and life while flashing back to life with her husband. It clearly explains the vicious cycle of love and forgiveness that the main character experienced during her marriage and that happens all to often in abusive relationships. I found the bookto be sort of textbook in it's description of spousal abuse and it didn't really bring anything new to the table. It wasn't a bad book, but it wasn't anything to write home about either.