{"product_id":"9781405952811-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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE HWA GOLD CROWN AWARD 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI'll show you what a woman can do .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘I was swept away by lush, evocative prose. An unforgettable, moving and important story told with great skill and care' JENNIFER SAINT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An exhilarating read. Gripping, captivating, and consistently enlightening' KATY HESSEL\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Outstanding. A powerful novel about women who are shamed and silenced, and how they learn to survive. A literary knockout' ANNA MAZZOLA, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Clockwork Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e__________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRome 1611.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA jewel-bright place of change, with sumptuous new palaces and lavish wealth on display. A city where women are seen but not heard.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArtemisia Gentileschi dreams of becoming a great artist. But her future is not her own - she belongs to her father and will belong to her husband.\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'An unputdownable \u003cb\u003estory of revenge, ambition\u003c\/b\u003e and how women overcome adversity. A \u003cb\u003eheartbreaking and empowering\u003c\/b\u003e read' COSTANZA CASATI, author of \u003ci\u003eClytemnestra\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An unforgettable book - \u003cb\u003evisceral and lush and fierce.\u003c\/b\u003e The last few pages left me gasping. An absolute triumph' EVE CHASE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Brilliantly researched, \u003cb\u003erich in detail\u003c\/b\u003e, grippingly written, \u003ci\u003eDisobedient\u003c\/i\u003e is the novel Elizabeth Fremantle was born to write' ELIZABETH BUCHAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I could not put this book down. Every woman - and man - should read it. \u003cb\u003eShocking,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003egripping, splendid!'\u003c\/b\u003e ALISON WEIR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Historical fiction at its absolute best'\u003c\/b\u003e GILL PAUL, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Wife\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The colourful, brutal world of Baroque Italy is superbly evoked in this \u003cb\u003egripping\u003c\/b\u003e novel. The challenges faced by a dauntless woman in this man's world leave a deep impression on the reader' LINDA PORTER\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41540628709473,"sku":"9781405952811","price":9.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32316294.jpg?v=1737186866","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781405952811-disobedient","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}