Becoming Belle

Written by Nuala O'Connor

Narrated by Helen Longworth

The true story of a woman ahead of her time....

In 1887, Isabel Bilton is the eldest of three daughters of a middle-class military family, growing up in a small garrison town. By 1891 she is the Countess of Clancarty, dubbed 'the peasant countess' by the press, and a member of the Irish aristocracy.

Becoming Belle is the story of the four years in between, of Belle's rapid ascent and the people who tried to tear her down.

Reimagined by a novelist at the height of her powers, Belle is an unforgettable woman. Set against an absorbing portrait of Victorian London, hers is a timeless rags-to-riches story a la Becky Sharpe.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Little, Brown (Hachette UK) Audio
• Release date: Jun 6, 2019
• ISBN: 9781405543088

Nuala O'Connor

Nuala O’Connor was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1970. A graduate of Trinity College Dublin, she is a novelist and short story writer, and lives in County Galway with her husband and three children. Nuala has won many prizes for her short fiction including the Short Story Prize in the UK and Ireland’s Francis MacManus Award. She is editor at flash e-zine Splonk.