| The Burning Bed: The True Story of an Abused Wife |  | Author: Faith Mcnulty
Publisher: Avon Books (Mm)
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 1090485
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 290
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Dimensions (in): 7 x 4.5 x 0.8
ISBN: 0380707713
Dewey Decimal Number: 364.15230924
EAN: 9780380707713
ASIN: 0380707713
Publication Date: June 1989
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Moira's review December 9, 2002
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I first watched the Burning Bed in 1987 and was so appalled, I wanted to smash the TV set! Farrah was excellent as the abused lady, she made you immediately want to hug and comfort her. Hughes certainly got his comeuppance,(I would have done the same) and there is no way Francine should have even been arrested, never mind ending up in court. It was a well-made film and I winced everytime Farrah was 'hit' and 'punched'. Paul le Mat was good, but was it a good idea for him to accept the role? Not everyone realises that this is a film, and he isn't the real Mickey Hughes. Francine proves that she has guts, how she coped with bringing up four children and a violent drunk for a husband, I'll never know and she thoroughly deserves to be happy now. I didn't realise she married again. I hope her second husband has treated her like a princess. Does anyone know what she looks like. Does anyone have a photograph of her, I need it for my project. All my love Francine, best wishes
The Bravery and Wise Action of Francine Hughes September 24, 2002
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I first learned about Francine Hughes's story in People Magazine during the summer of 1984. It was the first real-life story and movie I discovered about spousal abuse. I was proud of Francine for her bravery to escape from the drunken,physical,verbal,and abusive Mickey. (May he burn in hell!) I don't know why certain people, including the very inept police didn't do something about what Mickey had done to Francine, and why they all made it look like it was all her fault. Maybe they should all join Mickey in hell. What Francine did was quick thinking to be rid of him once and for all.
I also praised Farrah Fawcett for her role as Francine in "The Burning Bed". In a way, Paul LeMat did a good/bad role of Mickey.
I always wondered during the time that Francine set the fire to Mickey's bed, then escaped in time, if Mickey woke up suddenly, and tried to escape too, or if he was too deep asleep in a very drunken stuper to know what was going on, and just died instantly? Either way, he deserves to be dead.
I also wonder how Francine is doing now. Is she still married to her second husband Robert Wilson? Are her kids married? (She actually has four of them.) All in all, I hope she's doing okay.
I praise the movie and book with a good review.
The Proof Reading & Observations of the "Burning Bed" September 24, 2002
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I first learned of Francine Hughes's story from reading People
Magazine during the summer of 1984. It was the first actual story
and real-life movie about spousal abuse I ever discovered. I was proud of Francine and observed how brave she was to get away from
the drunken,physical,verbal,abusive tyrant Mickey. (May he burn in hell!) I was also glad her kids came through all right. (Francine had four children-not three, though the movie did.) I always wondered what happened when after Francine set the fire and escaped in time if Mickey had woken up, and tried to escape too, or if he was in too deep asleep in a drunken stuper to know what was going on, and just died instantly. Either way, he derserves to be dead.
I also want to know how Francine is doing, and if she's still married to Robert Wilson, and how her kids are doing. She's a very brave woman for what she did, and I hope she continues to do okay.
a must read for every woman April 25, 2002
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I got this book for a dollar at a used book store because I had heard so much about the movie, and I wanted to see what woman could kill her husband this way. Francine Hughes has a lot of courage, inner strength, and (it seemed to me) and faith in the Lord. I am appalled, however, that all these people -- her in-laws, friends, neighbors, the police -- knew what Mickey was doing and they either ignored the situation or blamed Francine. How sad that the laws back then were so lax and in favor of the perpetrator. But it really doesn't seem that we've come much further than twenty five years ago.If your partner has ever abused you, then there's no question. This book is a must read for you.
Good Movie and Good Book December 7, 1998
10 out of 13 found this review helpful
I have seen the movie "The Burning Bed" as well as read the book.... The book is completely different than the movie... I give Francine Hughes alot of courage to write or speak about her relationship with Mickey Hughes in the movie, and in the book... It must have been really hard on her to watch the movie and ready the book knowing it was her life they were broadcasting and writing about... Some women are not soo lucky to get out of an abusive relationship with out perishing the thought of killing their spouse/ boyfriend etc... I just felt for her cause of her three children and not being able to get any help from anyone.. In situations like that some women don't have a choice but to stay with the abusive person cause of the person putting them down for soo long that the abusive women have a tendency to think that is what they are after while.. Plus some women think that is love...Which we know it is not love...But some women like Francine are scared to leave in fear the person will kill them.. I would like to know if Francine has a fan club or an address anyone can write her... Last time I heard she was still living in Michigan, with the lawyer who represented her they fell in love according to the book... Please let me know...
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