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Belle (Kimani Tru)
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Item Description...
Overview
Sixteen-year-old escaped slave Belle Palmer finally finds freedom with the Best family in Michigan, and as she settles into her new life, she attracts the attention of the Best's promising son Daniel, who is engaged to another. Reprint.
Publishers Description
After a grueling escape north, Belle Palmer is free, yet lost and alone. Separated from her father on the harrowing journey, Belle has nowhere to turn until she finds shelter with the Bests, the first free family she's ever known.For the first time in her sixteen years, Belle is able to express herself freely—except where her feelings for a certain dark-eyed young man are concerned. Daniel Best is headed for great things. Educated and handsome, at eighteen he is full of the promise and dreams of his people, and is engaged to the prettiest (if the most spoiled) girl around. So when a bedraggled stranger arrives in his household and turns into a vibrant, lovely young woman, his attraction to her catches him entirely by surprise. While Belle is determined to deny her feelings for him, Daniel is caught between his conscience and his infatuation with her. That the two belong together is undeniable, but that it could ever happen seems impossible. |
Item Specifications...
Pages 247
Dimensions: Length: 0.75" Width: 5" Height: 8"
Weight: 0.38 lbs.
Binding Softcover
Release Date Jan 1, 2009
ISBN 0373831331
EAN 9780373831333
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Availability 8 units.
Availability accurate as of May 22, 2012 11:04.
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 | Sweet and powerful love story. May 13, 2009 |
| Please turn this into a t.v. movie! If BET had any sense this is the kind of work they would produce. Maybe tv one will secure the rights or better... Oprah. | | |  | Please be aware Mar 31, 2009 |
While Beverly Jenkins is one of the most amazing authors I have read, I was truly disappointed to find that this book as well as another book entitled Josephine were rewrites under a different publisher. These books were published under avon as Josephine and the soldier and Belle and the Beau. But if you have not read the books, they both are wonderful books.
Regina | | | | A sweet and enjoyable teen historical romance. Mar 26, 2009 |
Belle has lived all her sixteen years in slavery. As a young girl she lost her mother, who was sold away. Her father has decided that he wants a better life for himself and his daughter, so they flee Kentucky, hoping to reach freedom in Canada. But the two are separated, and Belle finds herself lost and alone in Michigan. She is found by the side of the road by Daniel and Josephine Best, the children of free black parents who operate a station on the Underground Railroad. Belle finds herself taken in by the Bests, being treated like a member of the family. But while enjoying her newfound freedom, she also longs for news of her father. And though she doesn't mean to, Belle finds herself falling in love with Daniel, even though he is already engaged to another. Can they ever be together, and will Belle ever find her father again?
I highly recommend this book to teenage girls who enjoy historical romances, as well as older readers who enjoy a sweet love story. The romance is very cute and sweet, and the historical setting isn't extremely detailed, but creates an interesting background for the story while teaching a few historical facts. I read this book as part of the Avon True Romance series, when it was first published, and I was pleased to see it has been re-released, so more readers can enjoy it. | | |  | Belle and Josephine Mar 11, 2009 |
I was very diappointed (actually I felt deceived) when I learned that I have already read the stories in Belle and Josephine. The titles are different but the content is the same. I am eager to find some way to express my frustration to the author and to get my money back.
Charlie Jo Morgan | | | | Refreshingly Charming Feb 1, 2009 |
| In today's society of reckless abandon regarding morals, this novel is a refreshing change of view. You have the innocence that children and teen should have towards life set during the years of slavery. You have family values where both parents are committed to their marriage and their children with the same passion and conviction. You have the village raising the children. Although you read about love and passion, you don't have the "in-your-face" sexuality of today's standards. I applaud Mrs. Jenkins and her portrayal of a united African-American family during slavery. | | | Write your own review about Belle (Kimani Tru)
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