{"product_id":"9780241583043-disobedient","title":"Disobedient","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe gripping feminist retelling of a seventeenth century heroine forging her own destiny. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF THE 12 BEST HISTORICAL FICTIONS OF 2023 ACCORDING TO \u003ci\u003eTHE SUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'MAGICAL, THRILLING, WONDERFUL, EXCELLENT. HEARTPOUNDINGLY TENSE AND ABSOLUTELY ENGROSSING. CLEVER, AMAZING AND INSPIRING' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Artemisia's life was extraordinary, and so is this book. I was swept away by lush, evocative prose. 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A city where women are seen but not heard.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArtemisia Gentileschi dreams of becoming a great artist. Motherless, she grows up among a family of painters - men and boys. She knows she is more talented than her brothers, but she cannot choose her own future. She wants to experience the world, but she belongs to her father and will belong to a husband.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Artemisia patiently goes from lesson to lesson, perfecting her craft, she also paints in private, recreating the women who inspire her, away from her father's eyes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUntil a mysterious tutor enters her life. Tassi is a dashing figure, handsome and worldly, and for a moment he represents everything that a life of freedom might offer. But then the unthinkable happens.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the eyes of her family, Artemisia should accept her fate. In the eyes of the law, she is the villain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut Artemisia is a survivor. And this is her story to tell.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e__________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An exhilarating read. Through effervescent prose, Elizabeth Fremantle brings the story of artist Artemisia Gentileschi to life. Gripping, captivating, and consistently enlightening,\u003ci\u003e Disobedient \u003c\/i\u003efirmly places Gentileschi as one of the greatest female heroines in history' \u003c\/b\u003eKATY HESSEL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An unforgettable book - visceral and lush and fierce. The last few pages left me gasping. An absolute triumph' \u003c\/b\u003eEVE CHASE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Outstanding. A powerful novel about women who are shamed and silenced, and how they learn to survive. 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