A Doll's Life

By R. M. Burgess

By every external measure, Comtesse Maribelle "Belle" Ang lique du Bellay de Baux has everything a woman could want: a distinguished husband, three beautiful children, a glamorous life amid the senior ranks of the French diplomatic service. On top of all this, the unlikely success of risqu exhibition photographs opens the door to success as a high-fashion supermodel.
Yet beneath the polished surface of high-society receptions, exclusive holidays, and exotic modeling shoots, Belle is playing a role. Having walked away from the love that gave her world meaning, she navigates her existence with joyless competence-a life adequately performed but evacuated of its animating center.
Spanning two decades across diverse global postings-A Doll's Life follows Belle as she navigates the complexities of a brilliant but loveless marriage, the unexpected demands of a modeling career she never sought, and the persistent memory of the one man who saw her as she actually was.
Funny, emotionally complex, and uncompromisingly real, A Doll's Life explores the delicate balance between maternal sacrifice, external success, and the quiet tragedy of existing without love.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HH892J6R
• ISBN13: 9798191564777
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 378 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"