Bellies: Signed Edition

Hardback Published on: 29/06/2023
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Bellies
A vibrant and vulnerable debut
Tom and Ming started dating at university. They love each other and their friends revolve around each other. Except Ming comes out as a trans woman, and To... READ MORE
Siobhan at Cribbs Causeway
Bellies
A beautifully crafted character study enriched with life.
The book follows Tom and Ming starting off as your classic boy meets boy. By the end of this novel, Tom remains a gay man, while Ming, a woman. And in betw... READ MORE
Josie - Broadgate
Bellies
insightful and compassionate
Bellies is a beautiful and insightful book that explores the complexities of love and identity. The story follows Tom and Ming's relationship as they navig... READ MORE
Celina at Waterstones Liverpool, Liverpool
Bellies
An unforgettable romance
Told in dual perspectives, ‘Bellies’ tells the story of Ming and Tom and their love, friendship and their journeys of discovering who they are. I absolutel... READ MORE
Chloe at Waterstones Sunderland
Bellies
Bellies
Recent graduates, Ming and Tom, have been boyfriends for a few years when Ming decides she wants to transition. Bellies is about being vulnerable, showing ... READ MORE
Lauren at Birmingham
Bellies
An intimate and touching queer story
Bellies is an intimate and touching queer story, exploring how identity and love can change and grow. The story centers around Tom and Ming's relationship ... READ MORE
Jenna P
Bellies
Incredible
I had massive expectations for this one, and it blew them all out of the park. Really gorgeously written, and devastating in the best possible way.
Anna at Belfast

Synopsis

It begins as your typical boy meets boy. While out with friends at their local university drag night, Tom buys Ming a drink.

Confident and witty, a charming young playwright, Ming is the perfect antidote to Tom's awkward energy, and their connection is instant. Tom finds himself deeply and desperately drawn into Ming's orbit, and on the cusp of graduation, he's already mapped out their future together.

But, shortly after they move to London to start their next chapter, Ming announces her intention to transition. From London to Kuala Lumpur, New York to Cologne, we follow Tom and Ming as they face shifts in their relationship in the wake of Ming's transition.

Through a spiral of unforeseen crises - some personal, some professional, some life-altering - Tom and Ming are forced to confront the vastly different shapes their lives have taken since graduating, and each must answer the essential question: is it worth losing a part of yourself to become who you are?

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
  • ISBN: 2928377211745
  • Number of pages: 336
  • Dimensions: 222 x 144 x 32 mm
  • Weight: 453g
  • Languages: English

Customer Reviews

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Bellies
You need to read this book!
This novel starts as your typical boy meets boy - Tom and Ming meet on a night out during university and Ming seems to be the perfect antidote to Tom's aw... READ MORE
Georgia
Bellies
ASTOUNDING TOUR DE FORCE
NICOLA DINAN – BELLIES ***** I read this novel in advance of publication through NetGalley in return for an honest review. Her first novel is brilliantly... READ MORE
Charles Coussens
Bellies
Bellies - a fabulous title for a book all about vulnerability!
Many thanks, first of all, to Netgalley and Random House UK for the e-reader ARC. Firstly, I absolutely have to insist that this book is excellent. I real... READ MORE
Suzanne Maughan
Bellies
Softly spoken and all too human
Bellies is a softly spoken literary story that is stunning, devastating and all too human. I loved this quieter, introspective literary novel that whol... READ MORE
Emily (ashortbooklover)
Bellies
Tender
Ming and Tom meet at university. Self-absorbed teenagers, they fall in love and in their relationship they work out how to care for each other and if they ... READ MORE
Katy Wheatley