{"product_id":"the-belles-hardcover","title":"The Belles - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLacey N. Dunham\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this richly atmospheric, dark academia debut novel, a young woman with a secretive past will risk everything--including her life--to fit in. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBelles never tell...\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It's 1951 at the secluded Bellerton College, and Deena Williams is an outsider doing her best to blend in with her wealthy and perfectly groomed peers. Infamous for its strict rules as much as its prestige, attending Bellerton could give Deena the comfortable life she's always dreamed of. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e She quickly forms an alliance with the five other freshmen on her floor, and soon they are singled out by the president's wife as the most promising girls of their class, who anoints them: The Belles. They walk the college's halls in menacing unison, matching velvet ribbons in their hair. But no sisterhood comes without secrets, and the Belles are no exception. Playing cruel pranks on their dormitory housemother and embarking on boundary-shattering night games, the Belles test the limits of the campus rules. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But as Deena begins to piece together the sinister history of Bellerton, her own past threatens to come to light, forcing her to make a dangerous choice. A chilling and seductive coming-of-age story, \u003ci\u003eThe Belles\u003c\/i\u003e is an excavation of the dark side of girlhood, the intricacies of privilege, and the unbridled desire to belong at any cost.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLacey Dunham is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Belles\u003c\/i\u003e. She has received support from the Elizabeth George Foundation, the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, the Sewanee Writers Conference as a Tennessee Williams scholar, and Catapult as a merit scholar. Her writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Kenyon Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. She lives in Washington, DC. Find out more at LaceyNDunham.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.2 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 09, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379190034534,"sku":"9781668084861","price":36.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/OjATyAHlvi9781668084861.webp?v=1768918003","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-belles-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}