by Lesley Pearse · Penguin UK · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780241950364
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«Belle» is the historical novel by Lesley Pearse, published by Penguin UK in paperback (496 pages, in English).
Fifteen-year-old Belle has grown up in a brothel in Seven Dials, London, without knowing what happens in the rooms upstairs. When she witnesses the murder of one of the girls, the culprit kidnaps her and sells her as a prostitute. After passing through Paris, she ends up as a courtesan in New Orleans, where she lives surrounded by luxury but threatened by men who want to control her; her longing to return home will lead her on a long and dangerous escape.
First novel in the «Belle» saga by Lesley Pearse, originally published in 2011. Historical fiction novel with romantic and suspense elements.
For readers of historical and romantic fiction, with a female protagonist and period setting.
Lesley Pearse is a British novelist, with global sales of over 10 million copies. She started writing at the age of 35, but was not published until she was 48.
