{"product_id":"becoming-belle","title":"Becoming Belle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBecoming Belle\u003c\/strong\u003e is 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. \u003cstrong\u003eBecoming Belle\u003c\/strong\u003e is the story of the four years in between, of Belle's rapid ascent and the people that tried to tear her down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReimagined 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for BECOMING BELLE:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e'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\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e'Becoming Belle is so mesmerizing you will be distraught when it ends.' - Lisa Carey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e'Belle's determination to live her life on her own terms makes her a fascinating subject' - Irish Central\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e'Masterful storytelling! I was putty in Nuala O'Connor's hands.' - Lynn Cullen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e'A glorious novel in which Belle Bilton and 19th century London are brought roaring to life with exquisite period detail' - Hazel Gaynor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e'Thoroughly engrossing and entertaining read' - Liz Nugent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39666585894997,"sku":"9780349421261N","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/products\/8bdc0810-d537-458c-913e-c6e4b459607b.jpg?v=1644293024","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/becoming-belle","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}