Belinda (1986)

by Anne Rice

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Jeremy Walker is 44, handsome, refined and world famous for his lavishly illustrated children's books. His life is ordered, comfortable - until he is seduced by a beautiful 16-year-old runaway. Belinda: innocent yet passionate, she becomes his elegant muse and lover. His portraits of her, shocking and erotic, are the finest work he has ever done - yet to reveal them could destroy his career for ever. As his passion for her deepens, so does his obsession with the past she will not talk about. Terrified of losing her, he is unable to live with her silence; and as he probes for the truth, he finds himself swept up in the world Belinda has fled from, a world of Hollywood money, lust and dark family secrets.… (more)

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Dribble, one of the few books of which I couldn't get past the first 100 pages. Dull badly plotted 80s soap style dishwater. (

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Superenigmatix | Jan 16, 2016 |

It's crazy how much i loved this story. It is normally not my style, but you should read. (

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darkonelh3730 | Dec 27, 2013 |

This is Anne Rice's '50 shades of Grey" and she blows that piece of garbage out of the water. This book is erotic to its very core without being totally smutty. Well written and full of sex appeal. (

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Bcushman | Jul 7, 2013 |

This is my third or fourth time reading Belinda. I first read it when I was about 14 -when I was younger than Belinda herself! - and then again in college, and it's always been a guilty pleasure. Enjoyable, gripping and even pseudo-intellectual.

That said, reading a love story between a 16 yr old and 44 yr old as a 27 year old feels very different. I'm definitely a little more skeptical and leery about the whole thing now.

But I still can't put it down! (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Anne Rice	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Odom, Mel	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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San Francisco, California, USA

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

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In Memoriam

John Dodds
1922-1986

Beloved Editor, mentor, friend

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Jeremy Walker is 44, handsome, refined and world famous for his lavishly illustrated children's books. His life is ordered, comfortable - until he is seduced by a beautiful 16-year-old runaway. Belinda: innocent yet passionate, she becomes his elegant muse and lover. His portraits of her, shocking and erotic, are the finest work he has ever done - yet to reveal them could destroy his career for ever. As his passion for her deepens, so does his obsession with the past she will not talk about. Terrified of losing her, he is unable to live with her silence; and as he probes for the truth, he finds himself swept up in the world Belinda has fled from, a world of Hollywood money, lust and dark family secrets.

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