{"product_id":"9781405967914-sinners","title":"Sinners","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePre-order the latest retelling from Elizabeth Fremantle, the electrifying tale of rage and resistance of young noblewoman Beatrice Cenci, now in paperback\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e__________\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA young noblewoman accused of murder, awaits execution. Imprisoned in the Corte Savella, she has captured the hearts and sympathy of all Rome.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is the true and tragic tale of Beatrice Cenci.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMurder most foul or vengeance most just?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHelpless victim or resolute heroine?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRome, 1599.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeatrice yearns to escape the clutches of her abusive father and determined to find a way back to Rome, enlists the help of Olimpio, the castle’s keeper. Soon the love that grows between them will transform Beatrice’s fortunes, for better and for worse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistory has sold her short. She is no doe-eyed victim of her father’s brutality, nor the cunning murderer who plotted her father’s demise. No, \u003ci\u003ethis\u003c\/i\u003e Beatrice - a woman pregnant by her lover, incarcerated in a remote castle by her father, and brim-full of white-hot rage - is both innocent \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e guilty, saint \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e sinner.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd she will stand tall in the face of the violence of men, no matter the cost.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e__________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eSinners\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eevocative tale of misplaced love and lust\u003c\/b\u003e at a time when, saint or sinner, no one wins. \u003cb\u003eA gripping read\u003c\/b\u003e which gallops to a crescendo of an ending - \u003ci\u003eMelanie Cantor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003esensationally powerful novel with a rollercoaster of a story\u003c\/b\u003e that has the dark logic of Greek tragedy - \u003ci\u003eAndrew Taylor, bestselling author of The Ashes of London\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI was \u003cb\u003espellbound by this wonderful boo\u003c\/b\u003ek and had to neglect everything else to finish it. Truly, it's \u003cb\u003eone of the best historical novels I have read in a long time.\u003c\/b\u003e Elizabeth Fremantle evokes so beautifully and convincingly the Italy of the late sixteenth century; her characters are compellingly drawn and her prose is magnificent. \u003cb\u003eI cannot recommend this novel highly enough\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eAlison Weir, acclaimed historian and novelist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003edark and brilliant historical novel\u003c\/b\u003e that reads like a cross between a murder mystery, a true crime drama, and a Jacobean tragedy. You can almost feel the heat and the horror of the sixteenth century. \u003cb\u003eOne of the best historical novels I have read in a very long time\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eGarth Russell, acclaimed historian of Queen James\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA t\u003cb\u003eransporting historical thriller\u003c\/b\u003e – 16th century Rome, a heroine (kind-of) and a murder trial - \u003ci\u003eErin Kelly, bestselling author of He Said, She Said\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55698966479222,"sku":"9781405967914","price":8.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_41372333.jpg?v=1779340186","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781405967914-sinners","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}