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'A beguiling whirlwind of love and obsession' Elle _______________________________________________ It is summer, 1956, when fifteen-year-old Bridget first meets Isabella. In their conservative Connecticut town, Isabella is a breath of fresh air. She is worldly, alluring and brazen: an enigma. When they receive an offer to study at the Academy in Italy, Bridget is thrilled. This is her ticket to Europe and - better still - a chance to spend nine whole months with her glamorous and unpredictable best friend. There, lodged in a convent of nuns who have taken a vow of silence, the two girls move towards a passionate but fragile intimacy. As the year rolls on, Bridget grows increasingly fearful that she will lose Isabella's affections - and the more desperate she gets, the greater the lengths she will go to keep her. Belladonna is a hypnotizing coming-of age story set against the stunning and evocative backdrop of rural Northern Italy. Anbara Salam tells a story of friendship and obsession, desire and betrayal, and the lies we tell in order to belong. ______________________________________________ 'An enthralling tale of race, secrets and the desire to belong' i 'Lush and languid , t

Who reads Belladonna?

Author

Anbara Salam

Publisher

Penguin Books, Limited

Published

2020

Language

EN

ISBN

9780593099360

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Language Learning, Fiction, American Fiction

Rating

3.21 / 5 (110 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13