Bellinda Bell
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After Bellinda's arrival in South Hampton, she found out that she was pregnant by her Jamaican boyfriend and was trying to hide it until she was exposed a few weeks on her new job. She was having a hard time, not knowing what to do, until she got real sick on the job and end up in the hospital and was attended by a male nurse. He tried his best to help Bellinda until she was discharged.
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About the Book
It is the mid-fifties in Jamaica. Twenty-two-year-old Bellinda Simms is a strong-willed, temperamental, fearless, and not very intelligent young woman who is accustomed to battling her way out of any situation. Now as she boards a banana boat with other migrants and begins a three-week journey to South Hampton, England, in search of a new beginning, Bellinda has no idea what awaits her. All she knows is that she wants to achieve her dreams.
When she finally arrives in England, Bellinda makes a shocking discovery: she is pregnant with her Jamaican boyfriend’s child. Determined to keep it a secret for as long as she can, Bellinda secures work on an estate with other immigrants and begins dating her cousin’s friend. When she experiences complications and is sent to the hospital, she is tended to by a male nurse. After Bellinda eventually recovers and continues with her pregnancy, a chain of events unfurls that lead her down unexpected paths. Will Bellinda’s faith be enough to help her endure all her challenges?
Belinda Bell is the tale of a young woman’s experiences as life takes her from Jamaica, West Indies, to South Hampton, England, to what she hopes is a new beginning.
About the Author
Hortense M. Jenkins believes that truth must be told from an early age where growth can continue. Belinda Bell is her sixth book.