The Belle Trilogy

by Lesley Pearse 3 books in this series

The Belle Trilogy follows Belle Reilly and the next generation of her family from Edwardian London through two world wars. Belle begins in 1910, when a sheltered girl raised in a brothel is abducted and trafficked to New Orleans. The Promise returns to Belle during the First World War as she volunteers as an ambulance driver on the Western Front.

Survivor shifts the focus to Belle’s daughter Mariette, whose escape from provincial New Zealand takes her to London shortly before the Second World War. Across the trilogy, family bonds and romantic loyalty are repeatedly tested by prostitution, migration, battlefield service and the Blitz, while each generation must decide what survival and freedom require.

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Books in this series (3 books)

#1 – Belle

Lesley Pearse

In London in 1910, fifteen-year-old Belle Reilly has grown up in a brothel without fully understanding the business conducted around her. After witnessing the murder of one of the women, she becomes a danger to the killer and is abducted before she can obtain justice or…

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#2 – The Promise

Lesley Pearse

When the First World War begins, Belle Reilly’s husband Jimmy joins the army and is sent to France. Belle refuses to remain a passive observer and volunteers as a Red Cross ambulance driver, working close to the front where casualties arrive faster than the medical services…

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#3 – Survivor

Lesley Pearse

In 1938, seventeen-year-old Mariette Reilly leaves provincial New Zealand for London, determined to escape scandal and build a more glamorous life. Her self-confidence carries her into the West End, but it also separates her from the people who might protect her as Europe moves towards war.…

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