Bella: a novelization of the award-winning movie
By (Author) Lisa Samson
By (author) Metanoia Films
Thomas Nelson Publishers
Thomas Nelson Publishers
1st August 2008
United States
General
Fiction
Christian life and practice
Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary
FIC
Paperback
208
Width 139mm, Height 213mm, Spine 17mm
226g
"If you want God to laugh, tell him your plans."
For Jose the cook and Nina the beautiful waitress life has not turned out the way either had planned. Living with the weight of guilt and lost dreams, each struggles to survive and to make sense of what life now holds. But the events of one ordinary day in New York City turn into an unforgettable experience that changes both of their lives forever.
Based on the #1 top-rated movie of 2007 and one of the most honored films of the year--winning the highly coveted People's Choice Award at the Toronto Film Festival, Best Picture and Best Actor at the 2008 MovieGuide Awards--Bella is a story about redemption, family and finding love unexpectedly.
An English language and literature specialist with many years' experience of teaching English and Italian, Lisa Samson is a Senior Lecturer in Writing at Leeds Beckett University. Lisa's first novel, Talk To Me, came second in the Virginia Prize for Fiction 2011. She has been published in short form both in print and online.