Finding Belle

Mivvi has two parents. But... sometimes she only has one. Or the other. And sometimes she has none. Belle and Fairfax have a tempestuous marriage. Wed after a whirlwind romance in Belle''s hometown of Mombasa, they returned to England as man and wife, little anticipating the culture shock Belle would face. Alienated from her peers, far from relatives and friends who would have grounded her, and with a husband who couldn''t - wouldn''t - face her crisis, Belle gradually untethers from the world. Years later, their only daughter Mivvi must decode her mother''s illnesses and her father''s infidelities, through adolescence and into adulthood, as she tries to shape a future of her own, while uncovering what''s been hidden from her. Atmospheric and intriguing, this is a powerful story of mothers and daughters, betrayal and madness and a child who must forge her own identity.

About the author

Reeta Chakrabarti

Summary

'A gripping story of family betrayal, full of passion and anger … moving and memorable' Rose Tremain ‘Harrowing, poignant and ambitious … a definite for book clubs’ Nina Bhadreshwar What will it take to uncover her past?

Product details

• Authors: Reeta Chakrabarti
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.05.2025
• EAN: 9780008553050
• ISBN: 978-0-00-855305-0
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 240 mm x 36 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Sagas, FICTION / Women, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Family Life / General, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Cultural Heritage, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Death, Grief, Bereavement, Buckinghamshire, Family life fiction, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Kolkata, Mombasa, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, c 1980 to c 1989, Saga fiction (family / generational sagas), Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary