Bella (novel)
| Author | Jilly Cooper |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Romance |
| Set in | 20th-century England |
Publication date | 1976 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Preceded by | Emily |
| Followed by | Harriet |
| Website | https://www.jillycooper.co.uk/books/bella/ |
Bella is a 1976 romance novel by English author Jilly Cooper. The work is based on a novella written by Cooper called Collision. Auberon Waugh recommended the novel highly for summer reading, describing how his emotions were "powerfully engaged on behalf of the heroine". In 2016 Penguin Books recommended the novel as a good introduction to Cooper's wider oeuvre. In 2007 a television adaptation of the novel was mooted.
Similarity between passages from Bella and some in The Dud Avocado have been pointed out. Cooper has described the plagiarism as accidental.