{"product_id":"bellies","title":"Bellies","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA coming-of-age story about falling in and out of love, brimming with humour and heartbreak, \u003cem\u003eBellies\u003c\/em\u003e asks — is it worth losing a part of yourself to become who you are?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDiscover the beautiful coming-of-age story about falling in-and-out of love, brimming with humour and heartbreak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Smart, hilarious and deeply moving' \u003c\/em\u003e— Elliot Page, author of \u003cem\u003ePageboy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Thoughtful, seductive, and entirely engrossing - \u003cem\u003eBellies\u003c\/em\u003e is already a classic' \u003c\/em\u003e— Bryan Washington, author of \u003cem\u003eMemorial\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLot\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'\u003cem\u003eBellies\u003c\/em\u003e announces Nicola Dinan as a genuine literary talent, a gimlet-eyed cartographer of the human heart' \u003c\/em\u003e— Sharlene Teo, author of \u003cem\u003ePonti\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt begins as your typical boy meets boy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThen Ming announces her intention to transition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eBellies\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Dinan's gift as a writer is her ability to make us feel - when her characters cry, we cry; when they laugh, we laugh; and everybody is changed by the end of this novel, including the reader. A beautiful love story and an exceptional debut.' \u003c\/em\u003e— Irish Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'The most hotly anticipated novel of the summer' \u003c\/em\u003e— Harper's Bazaar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A tender, emotional exploration of gender and sexual identity' \u003c\/em\u003e— Marie Claire\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Dizzyingly beautiful' \u003c\/em\u003e— Grazia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A poignant tale that explores the messy complexities of relationships, with recognisably imperfect characters at its core' \u003c\/em\u003e— Sunday Times Style\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Both deeply touching and wickedly witty' \u003c\/em\u003e— Daily Mail\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45691580514540,"sku":"9781804991237","price":28.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781804991237.jpg?v=1725546483","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/bellies","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}