{"product_id":"9781804991237","title":"Bellies","description":"\u003cp\u003eA coming-of-age story about falling in and out of love, brimming with humour and heartbreak, Bellies 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'Smart, hilarious and deeply moving' Elliot Page, author of Pageboy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Thoughtful, seductive, and entirely engrossing - Bellies is already a classic' Bryan Washington, author of Memorial and Lot\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Bellies announces Nicola Dinan as a genuine literary talent, a gimlet-eyed cartographer of the human heart' Sharlene Teo, author of Ponti\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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\u003e------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for Bellies-\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.' - Irish Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'The most hotly anticipated novel of the summer' - Harper's Bazaar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A tender, emotional exploration of gender and sexual identity' - Marie Claire\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Dizzyingly beautiful' - Grazia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A poignant tale that explores the messy complexities of relationships, with recognisably imperfect characters at its core' - Sunday Times Style\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Both deeply touching and wickedly witty' - Daily Mail\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin (Transworld)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67928967151864,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":26.26,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/8208\/6904\/files\/9781804991237-1.jpg?v=1793600201","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.au\/products\/9781804991237","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}