{"product_id":"belle-by-lesley-pearse-9780241950364","title":"Belle","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Number One bestselling author is back with the tale of \u003cem\u003eBelle\u003c\/em\u003e, the girl from the brothel who battled her way to freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShe witnessed a murder - and now her life is in danger...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFifteen-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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAre 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLesley Pearse, author of Number One bestseller \u003cem\u003eStolen\u003c\/em\u003e, has done it again with \u003cem\u003eBelle\u003c\/em\u003e - a heroine for our times - a strong woman trying to be good in a world gone bad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46435704307948,"sku":"9780241950364","price":24.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/3217183482274.jpg?v=1747103428","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/belle-by-lesley-pearse-9780241950364","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}