'Thoughtful, seductive, and entirely engrossing - Bellies is already a classic' Bryan Washington, author of Memorial and Lot ' Bellies announces Nicola Dinan as a genuine literary talent, a gimlet-eyed cartographer of the human heart' Sharlene Teo, author of Ponti Rather, it’s about two young people struggling to find their place in the world, all while learning how to care for each other and those around them. I’m so happy to be working with Element, and to have the opportunity to continue to explore these characters and share them with the world onscreen.'Smart, hilarious and deeply moving' Elliot Page, author Pageboy At its heart, Bellies isn’t about identity. “I think that’s really special and reminds me that fiction can enlighten in ways that hard facts often can’t. “People have told me that Bellies has given them a new perspective,” said Dinan, now based in London and working on her second novel.
in July 2023, followed by Hanover Square Press in the U.S. We are delighted to bring their story to the screen and couldn’t be happier that Nicola is adapting herself.”ĭoubleday is releasing Bellies in the U.K. “We think the world is hungry for a love story like theirs - that authentically allows for the space and complexity of their changing dynamic, both as Ming transitions but also as the two of them grow into adulthood - while still honoring the excitement and intensity of first love. “We were immediately absorbed and transported by the love story between Tom and Ming - and by Nicola’s writing, which is in equal parts hilarious and heart-breaking,” said Element Pictures’ Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe and Chelsea Morgan Hoffmann, who will executive produce alongside Dinan. Moving from London to Kuala Lumpur, New York to Cologne, Bellies follows two queer students, Tom and Ming, who fall in love at university and find their relationship dramatically upended when Ming comes out as trans and decides to transition.
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