Book description
'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.
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.
