Bella and Rami
Overview
One fair-skinned girl. One dark-skinned boy. One passion that lasts a lifetime.
Bella is an Australian schoolgirl living in 1980s India. Rami is an athlete just out of college, about to start life abroad. From the start, their connection is powerful and physical. As they navigate distance, family, trauma, and complicated lives, first love becomes something deeper, more complex, something impossible to forget.
When Rami disappears abruptly from Bella's life, she is filled with foreboding. Has something happened? Is he okay? To find answers, she must return to the past and confront the shadows that shaped her. She must also find Rami and ask him to tell his story.
Lyrical, intimate, and emotionally fearless, Bella & Rami is a sweeping romance about the intensity of youth, the adversities of life, and a rare love that endures long after the first embrace.
"One of the book's strengths is de Border's treatment of culture. India and Australia are not just backdrops to the action, but essential parts of the characters themselves. ...] A well-structured, ambitious romance that captures the intensity of young love." - Kirkus Reviews
"What gives Bella & Rami its lasting force is de Border's commitment to memory in all its untidy forms. The novel is confessional, reflective, and often intensely private, but its broader subject is the way a life changes when the past is revisited instead of simply remembered." - Literary Titan
"A sweeping international romance and deeply rooted love story ...] Book clubs will find much to discuss with Bella & Rami, as will fans of women's fiction." - Independent Book Review
"I'm so glad I read this book. It was honest and easy to read ...] Anyone looking for a coming-of-age love story with a more grown-up edge will want to read this." - Readers' Favorite
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9798901744048
- ISBN-10: 9798901744048
- Publisher: Atmosphere Press
- Publish Date: September 2026
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.81 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.92 pounds
- Page Count: 362
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