{"product_id":"belladonna-anbara-salam-9780241986745","title":"Belladonna by Anbara Salam (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A beguiling whirlwind of love and obsession' \u003ci\u003eElle \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e_______________________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is summer, 1956, when fifteen-year-old Bridget first meets Isabella. In their conservative Connecticut town, Isabella is a breath of fresh air. She is worldly, alluring and brazen: an enigma. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen they receive an offer to study at the Academy in Italy, Bridget is thrilled. This is her ticket to Europe and - better still - a chance to spend nine whole months with her glamorous and unpredictable best friend. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere, lodged in a convent of nuns who have taken a vow of silence, the two girls move towards a passionate but fragile intimacy. As the year rolls on, Bridget grows increasingly fearful that she will lose Isabella's affections - and the more desperate she gets, the greater the lengths she will go to keep her. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBelladonna\u003c\/i\u003e is a hypnotizing coming-of age story set against the stunning and evocative backdrop of rural Northern Italy. Anbara Salam tells a story of friendship and obsession, desire and betrayal, and the lies we tell in order to belong.\u003cbr\u003e______________________________________________ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An enthralling tale of race, secrets and the desire to belong' \u003ci\u003ei\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Lush and languid\u003c\/b\u003e, this \u003cb\u003esultry coming-of-age tale captures a fractured friendship and the yearnings of girlhood' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eRaw and tender . . . this searingly honest coming of age story will steal your heart' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThe Virgin Suicides\u003c\/i\u003e meets Patricia Highsmith's \u003ci\u003eThe Talented Mr Ripley\u003c\/i\u003e, this unputdownable and lush novel had me entranced'\u003c\/b\u003e Sharlene Teo, author of \u003ci\u003ePonti\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55069182394711,"sku":"9780241986745","price":18.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/4569\/5575\/files\/9780241986745_59bf7fea-30e8-4260-be03-d22774bbdad4.jpg?v=1789768900","url":"https:\/\/somiibooks.com\/products\/belladonna-anbara-salam-9780241986745","provider":"Somiibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}