Bella: a novelization of the award-winning movie

Lisa Samson · Metanoia Films,

May 2008 · Sold by Thomas Nelson

About this ebook

"If you want God to laugh, tell him your plans."

For Jose the cook and Nina the beautiful waitress life has not turned out the way either had planned. Living with the weight of guilt and lost dreams, each struggles to survive and to make sense of what life now holds. But the events of one ordinary day in New York City turn into an unforgettable experience that changes both of their lives forever.

Based on the #1 top-rated movie of 2007 and one of the most honored films of the year--winning the highly coveted People's Choice Award at the Toronto Film Festival, Best Picture and Best Actor at the 2008 MovieGuide Awards--Bella is a story about redemption, family and finding love unexpectedly.

Ratings and reviews

“I walked into this book knowing nothing beyond the accolades received by the movie: ‘a good movie’, ‘an inspiring story’. All I had heard was how worthwhile it was to see. Thus, I took the challenge, read the book, and was sincerely touched by the story of two people, Jose and Nina, and their simple journey through New York one typical day. If one is more inclined towards stories where great dramas unfold of car chases on the edge of a mountain, adulterous affairs on the cusp of being discovered, death facing each character at the turn of every page, this book probably won’t satisfy. This is a story about life. It is simple; and it is beautiful. It is ‘Bella’.”

About the author

Lisa Samson is the author of over twenty-five books, including the Christy award-winning novel Songbird. Her novel, Quaker Summer was Christianity Today's novel of 2008. She is coauthor with her husband, Will, of Justice in the Burbs.