Bellies

By Nicola Dinan

Book Overview

"Smart, hilarious and deeply moving." -ELLIOT PAGE

A BEST BOOK OF 2023 FROM BOOKRIOT AND BOOKPAGE

"Triumphant and humane." --ELLE

It begins as your typical boy meets boy. While out with friends at their local university drag night, Tom buys Ming a drink. Confident and witty, a magnetic young playwright, Ming is the perfect antidote to Tom's awkward energy, and their connection is instant. Tom finds himself deeply and desperately drawn into Ming's orbit, and on the cusp of graduation, he's already mapped out their future together. But shortly after they move to London to start their next chapter, Ming announces her intention to transition.

From London to Malaysia, New York to Cologne, we follow Tom and Ming as they face tectonic shifts in their relationship and friend circle in the wake of Ming's transition. Through a spiral of unforeseen crises--some personal, some professional, some life altering--Tom and Ming are forced to confront the vastly different shapes their lives have taken since graduating, and each must answer the essential question: Is it worth losing a part of yourself to become who you are?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1335506314
• ISBN13: 9781335506313
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Hanover Square Press
• Length: 368 Pages