{"product_id":"bellies","title":"Bellies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover the beautiful coming-of-age story about falling in-and-out of love, brimming with humour and heartbreak.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eSmart\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ehilarious\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003edeeply moving\u003c\/b\u003e'' Elliot Page, author of \u003ci\u003ePageboy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eThoughtful\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eseductive\u003c\/b\u003e, and entirely \u003cb\u003eengrossing\u003c\/b\u003e - Bellies is already \u003cb\u003ea classic\u003c\/b\u003e'' Bryan Washington, author of \u003ci\u003eMemorial\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Bellies announces Nicola Dinan as \u003cb\u003ea genuine literary talent\u003c\/b\u003e, a gimlet-eyed cartographer of the human heart'' Sharlene Teo, author of\u003ci\u003e Ponti\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e------------------\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt begins as your typical boy meets boy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTom and Ming meet on a night out at university and fall hard for each other. It’s not long before they are planning a future and building a life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen Ming announces her intention to transition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Tom and Ming both face shifts in their relationship and confront the vastly different shapes their lives have taken, they must both ask if it is worth losing a part of themselves – or each other – to become the people they want to be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e------------------\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eBellies\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Dinan''s gift as a writer is her \u003cb\u003eability to make us feel\u003c\/b\u003e - when her characters cry, we cry; when they laugh, we laugh; and everybody is changed by the end of this novel, including the reader. \u003cb\u003eA beautiful love story and an exceptional debut\u003c\/b\u003e.'' - \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘The most \u003cb\u003ehotly anticipated\u003c\/b\u003e novel of the summer’ - \u003ci\u003eHarper''s Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A \u003cb\u003etender\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eemotional\u003c\/b\u003e exploration of gender and sexual identity’ - \u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Dizzyingly beautiful’\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eGrazia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A \u003cb\u003epoignant\u003c\/b\u003e tale that explores the messy complexities of relationships, with recognisably imperfect characters at its core’ - \u003ci\u003eSunday Times Style\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Both \u003cb\u003edeeply touching\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ewickedly witty\u003c\/b\u003e’ - Daily Mail\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57400890425726,"sku":"NW9781804991237","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781804991237.jpg?v=1778609872","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/bellies","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}