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Belle

By: Lesley Pearse
Narrated by: Sherry Baines
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Summary

The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Belle, from the number one best-selling author, Lesley Pearse. She witnessed a murder - and now her life is in danger. Fifteen year-old Belle, though raised in a London brothel, is an innocent. But when she witnesses one of the girls brutally strangled by a client, she is cast into a cruel, heartless world. Snatched from the streets and sold into prostitution, she is made a courtesan in New Orleans. At the mercy of desperate men who crave her beauty and will do anything to keep her, Belle's dreams of home, family and freedom appear futile. Are Belle's courage and spirit strong enough to help her escape? And what will await her at the end of the long, dangerous journey home? Lesley Pearse, author of number one bestseller Stolen, has done it again with Belle - a heroine for our times: a strong woman trying to be good in a world gone bad.

©2014 Lesley Pearse (P)2014 Penguin Audio

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Belleville gripping read

loved the book although some of the scenes were difficult to listen to especially driving the car!

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Loved It

I love this series - for such a long book it kept me hooked all the way through

Highly Recommend

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Revealing

I would recommend this book to a friend. It was so interesting giving an insight to the life of the late 1880’s and early 1900’s. The deprivation and squalor that people lived with, some every day of their lives. Found it very hard to stop listening and so sad when it ended.

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Good story

Overall I really enjoyed this book, I loved the characters and felt the need to read on to see what happened to them

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Truly wonderful

This really is a fabulous story, it’s harrowing in places but a great example of how good can overcome evil eventually. I loved it!

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Gripping, massive plot, superbly developed characters

Belle is a superb book which takes you on a journey capturing the lives of many characters that Belle comes into contact with. The historical element for when the story is set is vividly portrayed so one is under no illusion about life in London in the early 1900's.

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Brilliant

This book is brilliant I couldn't turn it off it a must readily was better then when I had read it in book form.

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Belle a brilliant book

What a fantastic book that was excellently narrated by sherry Baines best narrated book I have heard so far .This reader was excellent

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Gripping read from start to finish

I loved this book. I didn’t want it to end so delighted there is a series of these books!

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Amazing

This was such an interesting book. I could not stop listening. From the minute it started you were gripped by the storyline, which is unusual as most other books you have to listen for a few chapters before you are hooked. I would recommend this to everyone

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