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Becoming Belle

Author : Nuala O'Connor
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0349421242
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (494 download)

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Download or read book Becoming Belle written by Nuala O'Connor and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2018-08-02 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Luminous' SEBASTIAN BARRY 'Incandescent characters and mellifluous prose' LISA CAREY 'Reminiscent of Edith Wharton at her very best' LIZ NUGENT _________ The true story of a woman ahead of her time . . . In 1887, Isabel Bilton is the eldest of three daughters of a middle-class military family, growing up in a small garrison town. By 1891 she is the Countess of Clancarty, dubbed "the peasant countess" by the press, and a member of the Irish aristocracy. Becoming Belle is the story of the four years in between, of Belle's rapid ascent and the people that tried to tear her down. Reimagined by a novelist at the height of her powers, Belle is an unforgettable woman. Set against an absorbing portrait of Victorian London, hers is a timeless rags-to-riches story a la Becky Sharpe. _________ Praise for BECOMING BELLE 'Nuala O'Connor has the thrilling ability to step back nimbly and enter the deep dance of time. This is a hidden history laid luminously before us of an exultant Anglo-Irish woman navigating the dark shoals and the bright fields of a life' SEBASTIAN BARRY, award-winning author of The Secret Scripture and Days Without End 'Becoming Belle is so mesmerizing you will be distraught when it ends.O'Connor has resurrected a fiery, inexorable woman who rewrites the script on a stage supposedly ruled by men. Sensual, witty, daring, and unapologetically forward.' Lisa Carey, author of The Stolen Child 'Belle's determination to live her life on her own terms and in defiance of her times makes her a fascinating subject' Irish Central 'Masterful storytelling! I was putty in Nuala O'Connor's hands. She made the unsinkable Belle Bilton and her down-to-earth sister Flo real to me, and brought 1880's London to my living room. Encore! Encore!' Lynn Cullen, bestselling author of Mrs. Poe 'A glorious novel in which Belle Bilton and 19th century London are brought roaring to life with exquisite period detail' Hazel Gaynor, New York Times bestselling author of A Memory of Violets 'Thoroughly engrossing and entertaining read' Liz Nugent 'Thrillingly dramatic and achingly moving and profoundly resonant into this present era' Robert Olen Butler, author of A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain 'O'Connor gently unfolds Belle's tale in a manner that is compelling and disarming. The ambience may be Victorian elegance but the sheer honesty of O'Connor's writing is sensual, authentic and earthy. A delight!' Rose Servitova, author of The Longbourn Letters

Going Down

Author : Jennifer Belle
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101551186
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Going Down written by Jennifer Belle and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1996-07-01 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National Bestseller “A funny, sad, nasty little gem of a novel.”—Jay McInerney In bestselling author Jennifer Belle’s debut novel, Going Down, Belle introduces readers to Bennington Bloom, a coed working her way through college. As a call girl. With a sharp eye for satire and a keen comic sense, Belle chronicles nineteen-year-old Bennington’s high-pressure adventures. Stuck with an ulcer, a father who loves his dog like a daughter, a shrink who is hard of hearing, and New York University tuition to worry about, she's working overtime to keep it all together and doing what she can to survive. Spending the night in an abandoned hotel pool, punching pushy old women on the subway, Bennington is at an all-time low, and things are only going down from there. A witty take on making it in the city, Going Down showcases Jennifer Belle’s unerring gift for capturing the absurdities of day-to-day life. Funny and intelligent with an endearingly skewed take on life, Belle is the real thing.

After the Rain

Author : Jane Lorenzini
Publisher : Nest Press
ISBN 13 : 9781732324817
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (248 download)

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Download or read book After the Rain written by Jane Lorenzini and published by Nest Press. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's 1888. Can Belle Carson reinvent her life by moving next door to Thomas Edison's winter estate? From New York Times bestselling author Jane Lorenzini comes a story of heartbreak and healing set against the backdrop of exotic southwest Florida. It's January 1888. The small town of Fort Myers is buzzing about a possible visit from famous winter residents Mina and Thomas Edison. When the local newspaper reports that the couple needs a gardener for their riverside estate, nearly everyone lines up to apply. For twenty-five-year-old Belle Carson, a painful childhood secret has kept her world -- and her hopes for the future -- small. But with lush gardens already sprouting in her imagination, Belle decides to fight for the job and the opportunity to move from a cramped storage room to a charming cottage next door to the Edison homes and laboratory. Yet, when her dark past threatens to destroy everything she has so carefully cultivated, she must battle harder than ever for her best life -- and the chance to live it. After the Rain features both a historical setting and timeless issues of yearning, forgiveness, and personal growth.

Becoming Belle

Author : Nuala O'Connor
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0735214425
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book Becoming Belle written by Nuala O'Connor and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-08-07 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A witty and inherently feminist novel about passion and marriage, based on a true story of an unstoppable woman ahead of her time in Victorian London. In 1887, Isabel Bilton is the eldest of three daughters of a middle-class military family, growing up in a small garrison town. By 1891 she is the Countess of Clancarty, dubbed "the peasant countess" by the press, and a member of the Irish aristocracy. Becoming Belle is the story of the four years in between, of Belle's rapid ascent and the people that tried to tear her down. With only her talent, charm, and determination, Isabel moves to London alone at age nineteen, changes her name to Belle, and takes the city by storm, facing unthinkable hardships as she rises to fame. A true bohemian and the star of a dancing double act she performs with her sister, she reigns over The Empire Theatre and The Corinthian Club, where only select society entertains. It is there she falls passionately in love with William, Viscount Dunlo, a young aristocrat. For Belle, her marriage to William is a dream come true, but his ruthless father makes clear he'll stop at nothing to keep her in her place. Reimagined by a novelist at the height of her powers, Belle is an unforgettable woman. Set against an absorbing portrait of Victorian London, hers is a timeless rags-to-riches story a la Becky Sharpe.

Abigail the Belle of Bravery

Author : Erin Weidemann
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780996168939
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (689 download)

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Download or read book Abigail the Belle of Bravery written by Erin Weidemann and published by . This book was released on 2016-11-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

I Want to be a Bennett Belle

Author : Deirdre Pecchioni Cummings
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1483446980
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (834 download)

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Download or read book I Want to be a Bennett Belle written by Deirdre Pecchioni Cummings and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-03-10 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A smart and curious little girl asks her grandmother what she hoped to be when she was growing up. From there, another little future Bennett Belle is born. After her grandma begins sharing the story of how she became the woman she was meant to be, the young girl learns all about the mission of Bennett College in Greensboro, North Carolina: to instill self-respect, confidence, compassion, pride, and preparation to compete as a professional in an ever-changing world, in every single one of its female students. As the little girl falls in love with the spirit, sisterhood, and legacy of Bennett College, she discovers it is never too early to think about higher education or becoming the best woman she can be. In this endearing children's story, a young girl learns all about Bennett College and its mission from her grandmother, a proud Bennett Belle.

Deborah the Belle of Leadership

Author : Erin Weidemann
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780996168953
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (689 download)

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Download or read book Deborah the Belle of Leadership written by Erin Weidemann and published by . This book was released on 2017-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Rebel Belle

Author : Rachel Hawkins
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 110160333X
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Rebel Belle written by Rachel Hawkins and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harper Price, peerless Southern belle, was born ready for a Homecoming tiara. But after a strange run-in at the dance imbues her with incredible abilities, Harper's destiny takes a turn for the seriously weird. She becomes a Paladin, one of an ancient line of guardians with agility, super strength and lethal fighting instincts. Just when life can't get any more disastrously crazy, Harper finds out who she's charged to protect: David Stark, school reporter, subject of a mysterious prophecy and possibly Harper's least favorite person. But things get complicated when Harper starts falling for him--and discovers that David's own fate could very well be to destroy Earth. With snappy banter, cotillion dresses, non-stop action and a touch of magic, this new young adult series from bestseller Rachel Hawkins is going to make y'all beg for more. “As surprising as it is delicious.”—BCCB, starred review “Fun with a twist of supernatural and Southern charm.” —VOYA “The romance, coming-of-age aspects, and a well-drawn heroine with a crackling wit will lure in readers.” —Booklist

High Maintenance

Author : Jennifer Belle
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 157322930X
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (732 download)

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Download or read book High Maintenance written by Jennifer Belle and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2002-07-02 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National Bestseller The story of an obsessive love affair between a woman and an apartment. The publication of her sexy, offbeat, riotous first novel, Going Down, won Jennifer Belle comparisons from everyone from Dorothy Parker and Lorrie Moore to J. D. Salinger and Liz Phair. In High Maintenance, Belle is back with another brilliantly twisted New York story that is as funny, sad, painful, ridiculous, wild, daring, and lovable as its predecessor. Set in the manic world of New York real estate, High Maintenance is the story of Liv Kellerman, a young woman who's just left her husband and, more important, their fabulous penthouse apartment with its Empire State Building view. On her own for the first time in her life, she relocates to a crumbling Greenwich Village hovel and contemplates her next move. Before long she finds her true calling: selling real estate. With her native eye for prime properties and an ability to lie with a straight face, Liv finds success and soon is swimming with the sharks-the hardcore, cutthroat brokers who'll do anything to close a deal. Along the way she picks up a maniacally ardent architect who likes to bite her, a few hilarious bosses, strange and exasperating clients, and a gun, and brings them with her on her search for the one thing she's really after: a home. Belle's gift for creating strange and winning characters and her acute observations of both the absurd and the poignant in everyday life are the hallmarks of her fiction. High Maintenance is generous and unsparing, tough and exciting and terrifically smart—a hot new property on the market.

Secrets of the Southern Belle

Author : Phaedra Parks
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476715467
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (767 download)

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Download or read book Secrets of the Southern Belle written by Phaedra Parks and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-08-05 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The breakout star of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, who is known for being the ultimate Southern Belle, advises women on fashion, etiquette, dating and the workplace, giving a modern twist to traditional Southern values.

Blue Belle

Author : Andrew Vachss
Publisher : Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
ISBN 13 : 0375719032
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (757 download)

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Download or read book Blue Belle written by Andrew Vachss and published by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard. This book was released on 2001-09-25 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Burke is one of the most cold-blooded yet strangely honorable heroes in the history of crime fiction, an outlaw who makes his living by preying on the most vicious of New York City’s bottom-feeders, those who thrive on the suffering of children. In Andrew Vachss’s tautly engrossing novel Burke is given a purse full of dirty money to find the infamous Ghost Van that is cutting a lethal swath among the teenage prostitutes in the ‘hood. He also gets help in the form of a stripper named Belle, whose moves on the runway are outclassed only by what she can do in a getaway car. But not even Burke is prepared for the evil that is behind the Ghost Van or for the sheer menace of its guardian, a cadaverous karate expert who enjoys killing so much that he has named himself after death.

The Personal Librarian

Author : Marie Benedict
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0593101545
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (931 download)

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Download or read book The Personal Librarian written by Marie Benedict and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-06-07 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Instant New York Times Bestseller! A Good Morning America* Book Club Pick! Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR! Named a Notable Book of the Year by the Washington Post! “Historical fiction at its best!”* A remarkable novel about J. P. Morgan’s personal librarian, Belle da Costa Greene, the Black American woman who was forced to hide her true identity and pass as white in order to leave a lasting legacy that enriched our nation, from New York Times bestselling authors Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray. In her twenties, Belle da Costa Greene is hired by J. P. Morgan to curate a collection of rare manuscripts, books, and artwork for his newly built Pierpont Morgan Library. Belle becomes a fixture in New York City society and one of the most powerful people in the art and book world, known for her impeccable taste and shrewd negotiating for critical works as she helps create a world-class collection. But Belle has a secret, one she must protect at all costs. She was born not Belle da Costa Greene but Belle Marion Greener. She is the daughter of Richard Greener, the first Black graduate of Harvard and a well-known advocate for equality. Belle’s complexion isn’t dark because of her alleged Portuguese heritage that lets her pass as white—her complexion is dark because she is African American. The Personal Librarian tells the story of an extraordinary woman, famous for her intellect, style, and wit, and shares the lengths she must go to—for the protection of her family and her legacy—to preserve her carefully crafted white identity in the racist world in which she lives.

Stranger in the Lake

Author : Kimberly Belle
Publisher : Harlequin
ISBN 13 : 1488056315
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book Stranger in the Lake written by Kimberly Belle and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2020-06-09 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Spellbinding. Another outstanding novel by Kimberly Belle, masterfully written to lure you in and never let go.” — Samantha Downing, USA Today bestselling author of My Lovely Wife When Charlotte married the wealthy widower Paul, it caused a ripple of gossip in their small lakeside town. They have a charmed life together, despite the cruel whispers about her humble past and his first marriage. But everything starts to unravel when she discovers a young woman’s body floating in the exact same spot where Paul’s first wife tragically drowned. At first, it seems like a horrific coincidence, but the stranger in the lake is no stranger. Charlotte saw Paul talking to her the day before, even though Paul tells the police he’s never met the woman. His lie exposes cracks in their fragile new marriage, cracks Charlotte is determined to keep from breaking them in two. As Charlotte uncovers dark mysteries about the man she married, she doesn’t know what to trust—her heart, which knows Paul to be a good man, or her growing suspicion that there’s something he’s hiding in the water. Don't miss bestselling author Kimberly Belle's next deeply addictive thriller, The Personal Assistant—where she explores the dark side of the digital world when a mommy-blogger’s assistant goes missing! Look for these other pulse-pounding thrillers by Kimberly Belle: The Marriage Lie The Last Breath My Darling Husband Three Days Missing Dear Wife The Ones We Trust

Hannah

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780996168908
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (689 download)

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Download or read book Hannah written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Esther the Belle of Patience

Author : Erin Weidemann
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780996168922
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (689 download)

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Download or read book Esther the Belle of Patience written by Erin Weidemann and published by . This book was released on 2016-05-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Adam's Belle

Author : Isabel Washington Powell
Publisher : Dbm Press, LLC
ISBN 13 : 9780981610214
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Adam's Belle written by Isabel Washington Powell and published by Dbm Press, LLC. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the memoir of the late Isabel Washington Powell -- Cotton Club dancer and movie star in the 1920's, political activist and "Queen of Harlem" in the 1930's and 40's, and the first wife of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. It is an exceptional story of the Harlem Renaissance and the early life of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. as the Pastor of the largest African-American church in the U.S. at the time -- Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, his early civil rights battles, his time as a member of the New York City Council and later running for Congress. Told by the woman who knew Adam best, much of this story has never been published before. Written as a first person narrative, "Adam's Belle" captures the reader's attention.

Belle Moskowitz

Author : Elisabeth Israels Perry
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429761708
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (297 download)

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Download or read book Belle Moskowitz written by Elisabeth Israels Perry and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-12-19 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is commonly believed that women’s entry into the political realm is a recent phenomenon. Originally published in 1992, Belle Moskowitz shatters that myth, restoring to history the career of a remarkable woman who achieved unprecedented influence and power in American politics many decades before the contemporary era. As political advisor to Alfred E. Smith, four-term governor of New York and presidential candidate. Moskowitz played a crucial role in both state and national politics throughout the 1920s. Elisabeth Israels Perry, who is Moskowitz’s granddaughter, has thoroughly searched through private and public records to document Moskowitz’s career, drawing as well on the reminiscences of Moskowitz’s daughter Miriam Israels Gabo. This outstanding biography was co-winner of the New York State Historical Association Manuscript Prize in 1987.