{"product_id":"bellies-9780857529237","title":"Bellies","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt its best, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBellies \u003c\/i\u003eis as deep as it is chic\u003c\/b\u003e -- Jeremy Atherton Lin * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe most hotly anticipated novel of the summer\u003c\/b\u003e * Harper's Bazaar *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA tender, emotional exploration of gender and sexual identity \u003c\/b\u003e * Marie Claire *\u003cbr\u003eDivides itself, with apt fluidity, between both lovers' perspectives * Chris Power, Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA poignant tale that explores the messy complexities of relationships\u003c\/b\u003e, with recognisably imperfect characters at its core * Sunday Times Style *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDizzyingly beautiful\u003c\/b\u003e * Grazia *\u003cbr\u003eA vividly drawn cast of supporting characters enhances this absorbing and carefully balanced novel - narrated from both Tom and Ming's perspectives - which manages to be \u003cb\u003eboth deeply touching and wickedly witty\u003c\/b\u003e. * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDinan's gift as a writer is her ability 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 * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003eThis begins as a boy-meets-boy love story, but when the couple leaves university to go to London, one goes through the process of transitioning and the story is about what happens to their relationship from that. It's \u003cb\u003ea really beautiful, underrepresented love story\u003c\/b\u003e in fiction. * i, Debuts To Keep An Eye On In 2023 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA novel overspilling with care and affection for its characters\u003c\/b\u003e.... The hype for her book is high * i-D magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe way Dinan writes about love, loss, growing up, transitioning and our bodies took my breath away\u003c\/b\u003e. I can't wait for this novel to be published, so I can talk about it with everyone I know. -- Travis Alabanza * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTriumphant \u003c\/b\u003eand humane, Nicola Dinan's \u003ci\u003eBellies \u003c\/i\u003egently turns over that essential question: What are we willing to sacrifice to know ourselves? * Elle, A Most Anticipated Book of 2023 *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ebrilliantly tender depiction of male friendship\u003c\/b\u003e at its best, and food descriptions so rich they'll leave you holding the book in one hand and looking up recipes with the other * GQ Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSmart, hilarious and deeply moving\u003c\/b\u003e * Elliot Page, author of Pageboy *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a lovely debut; \u003cb\u003eeager, youthful, authentic and with an optimistic heart beat\u003c\/b\u003e even in its darkest moments * Pandora Sykes *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeautiful and funny\u003c\/b\u003e * Torrey Peters, author of Detransition, Baby *\u003cbr\u003eA delicious, page turning Summer read and debut from novelist Nicola Dinan.\u003cb\u003e It unpacks so many complicated nuances of being queer and in your twenties.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eRomantic, sexy, vulnerable\u003c\/b\u003e. First romance centring a transfemme I've read and loved published on a larger scale. * Tommy Dorfman *\u003cbr\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eBellies\u003c\/i\u003e Nicola Dinan has written an intimate odyssey -\u003cb\u003e full of warmth and humour\u003c\/b\u003e... Offering a story about connection, loneliness, identity, and the many different forms that family can take.\u003cb\u003e Thoughtful, seductive, and entirely engrossing - \u003ci\u003eBellies\u003c\/i\u003e is already a classic. \u003c\/b\u003e * Bryan Washington, author of Lot and Memorial *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003eyouthful and urgent \u003c\/b\u003elook at \u003cb\u003erelationships, family, gender expression, intimacy and trust\u003c\/b\u003e. * Mendez, author of Rainbow Milk *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBellies\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003efun, clever, and very good\u003c\/b\u003e * Alice Winn, author of In Memoriam *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI haven't felt so seen by a book in a long time. Neither have I cried like that at one. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBellies\u003c\/i\u003e broke me apart in the best way possible. Dinan is a huge talent and I'll read everything she writes. * Annie Lord, Vogue columnist and author of Notes on Heartbreak *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBellies\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea breathtakingly vivid, unflinching work that feels deeply honest\u003c\/b\u003e. Reading it, I was so powerfully reminded of what it is to be young and to find one's way in a difficult world. Tender and warm, \u003ci\u003eBellies\u003c\/i\u003e is a testament to the courage it takes to be vulnerable. * Okechukwu Nzelu, author of The Private Joys of Nnenna Maloney *\u003cbr\u003eIn this dryly comedic, richly drawn portrait of friends and lovers in early adulthood, Nicola Dinan charts the complexities, contradictions, and joys of human entanglement, and reminds us of the inevitability of being changed by those we love. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBellies\u003c\/i\u003e is a book that not only explores transformation, but transforms the reader, too.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eI loved this powerful, mortal, moving debut\u003c\/b\u003e. * Rachel Khong, author of Goodbye, Vitamin *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBellies \u003c\/i\u003eis \u003cb\u003ean engrossing, perceptive novel of the now\u003c\/b\u003e, charged with the nail-biting hesitancy and giddy exuberance of youth, transition and myriad kinds of love. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBellies \u003c\/i\u003eannounces Nicola Dinan as a genuine literary talent, a gimlet-eyed cartographer of the human heart\u003c\/b\u003e. I'm a huge fan and I'll read anything she writes. * Sharlene Teo, author of Ponti *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBellies\u003c\/i\u003e, this \u003cb\u003eglorious debut \u003c\/b\u003eabout the beautiful discomfort of being seen and known,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ehooked me from the very start. Nicola Dinan's prose is swift and immersive and the empathy with which she writes her characters' foibles, flaws, and faulty perceptions is boundless. \u003cb\u003eBoth tender and biting, \u003ci\u003eBellies \u003c\/i\u003ehas captured my whole heart.\u003c\/b\u003e * Ilana Masad, author of All My Mother’s Lovers *\u003cbr\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eBellies\u003c\/i\u003e, Nicola Dinan has written an exquisite portrayal of relationships, of our need for connection in this modern world, and of what we owe to one another. \u003cb\u003eSumptuously written, it reaches through the darkness of our fears to remind us that the only way to be seen is to ask\u003c\/b\u003e. With \u003ci\u003eBellies\u003c\/i\u003e, her debut, Nicola Dinan foregrounds herself as a bright literary talent, one whose next work I await with little patience. * Kasim Ali, author of Good Intentions *\u003cbr\u003eFilled with warmth and heart,\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eBellies \u003c\/i\u003eis a tender, beautiful and heartbreaking exploration of identity, growing up, and love in all its glorious forms\u003c\/b\u003e. I can't wait to see what Nicola Dinan does next. * Cecile Pin, author of Wandering Souls *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003eluminous \u003c\/b\u003edepiction of what it's like to love someone for their very soul. \u003cb\u003eNicola is a beautiful, beautiful writer.\u003c\/b\u003e * Ore Agbaje-Williams, author of The Three of Us *\u003cbr\u003eIn growing up, we each have to gain a sense of the world. In these absolutely glowing pages, Tom and Ming make their way. They love and dream in ways that only youth can, but perhaps we all should. \u003cb\u003eDinan imbues this tale of identity and friendship with generosity, hope and that mighty keen touch of wit.\u003c\/b\u003e * Weike Wang, author of Joan is Okay *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBellies \u003c\/i\u003eis a \u003cb\u003esumptuous, powerful \u003c\/b\u003enovel, about the self, about food, about relationships but ultimately about finding yourself in a complicated world. * Nikesh Shukla, author of The Good Immigrant *\u003cbr\u003eReflecting the nuances and realities of real love is what I was trying to achieve in my own novel, and I admire her ability to capture a single moment and make it so electric and alive. \u003cb\u003eShe's a very, very talented writer\u003c\/b\u003e * Liv Little, author of Rosewater *\u003cbr\u003eBoth \u003cb\u003eincisive and propulsive\u003c\/b\u003e. With intimacy and intelligence, this \u003cb\u003eexcellent \u003c\/b\u003edebut asks important questions about how we try, and fail, to transmute our ideology into empathy, about the responsibilities we owe to one another. * Susannah Dickey, author of Tennis Lessons *\u003cbr\u003eDinan's prose is heartfelt and endlessly readable. She explores her characters with sympathy and patience, never casting villains, only complicated humans who are trying their best. \u003cb\u003eIt is an earnest and honest exploration of identity and connection that is sure to resonate.\u003c\/b\u003e * Reader’s Digest '5 Debut Books to Look Out For in 2023' *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBellies\u003c\/i\u003e by Nicola Dinan is a\u003cb\u003e beautifully bittersweet depiction of the seismic changes of early adulthood\u003c\/b\u003e with unforgettably funny, spiky, believable main characters. * Leon Craig, author of Parallel Hells *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI finished this book and wanted to tell everyone I met to read it\u003c\/b\u003e. Quietly heartbreaking whilst tremendously sharp and funny. I couldn't stop reading. * Travis Alabanza, author of None Of The Above *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beautiful work of literature with fully realized, highly empathic characters\u003c\/b\u003e; [Dinan's] treatment of Ming's transition is superbly and insightfully handled. An important contribution to the slender body of transgender literature\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e * Booklist, Starred review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSensual, witty and nostalgic\u003c\/b\u003e * AnOther magazine *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003efresh and compelling literary romance\u003c\/b\u003e that hopefully signposts exactly where the much-saturated genre is heading in the future * Big Issue *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ebeautiful and moving story about trauma and love \u003c\/b\u003ethat will leave you satisfied at the end * Press Association *\u003cbr\u003eGloriously queer . . . This novel is funny, smart, deeply nuanced, and full of characters who are fully human . . . It's \u003cb\u003eone of the most poignant stories about queer and trans young adulthood I've read in ages\u003c\/b\u003e * BookRiot *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe best kind of queer love story\u003c\/b\u003e . . . This is a vulnerable, moving, riotously funny and deeply honest book about trans life, first love, art-making, friendship, grief and the hard, slow process of building a home-in a new country, with another person and inside yourself. \u003ci\u003eBellies \u003c\/i\u003ecelebrates a hundred different kinds of transformation and, like the very best novels, has the power to transform its readers in unexpected ways. * BookPage, Starred review *\u003cbr\u003eDinan's debut had me sold on premise alone. Then \u003cb\u003eit completely won me through its complex relationships, immersive travels, found family, honest conversations, and mouthwatering descriptions of Malaysian food.\u003c\/b\u003e * Paste Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eThe best love stories are the ones in which the characters' perceptions of themselves and each other change in surprising ways. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBellies \u003c\/i\u003eis a grand, affecting story of shifting identities and shifting intimacy.\u003c\/b\u003e * Electric Literature, A Most Anticipated Book of 2023 *\u003cbr\u003eA broad, vivid portrayal of the uncertainty and isolation of life in your twenties ... \u003ci\u003eBellies\u003c\/i\u003e is a veritable buffet of a book –\u003cb\u003e we’re lucky to have it.\u003c\/b\u003e * The Skinny *\u003cbr\u003eAs [Tom and Ming] navigate their relationship shifting, their friendships changing, and their careers developing, we experience their humor and heartbreak, and root for them as they reckon with their senses of self. * theSkimm, Summer Reads You’ll Be Itching to Binge *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTender and LOLs in equal measure\u003c\/b\u003e * The Sun *","brand":"Transworld Publishers Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48884805075287,"sku":"9780857529237","price":20.81,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/bellies-9780857529237","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}