{"product_id":"becoming-belle-nuala-oconnor-9780735214408","title":"Becoming Belle","description":"\u003cb\u003eA 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003ci\u003eBecoming Belle\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of the four years in between, of Belle's rapid ascent and the people that tried to tear her down. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nuala O'Connor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0735214409\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780735214408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e G.P. Putnam's Sons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/07\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.90w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2018 pg. 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2018 pg. 74\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/18\/2018","brand":"Nuala O'Connor","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44071086457087,"sku":"9780735214408","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cdc17d68-b32e-424c-9559-9ef9b5d337a9.jpg?v=1685434070","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/becoming-belle-nuala-oconnor-9780735214408","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}