EAN: 9780241705179

Bilder-Quelle: averdo

MURDER MOST FOUL ... OR VENGEANCE MOST JUST? An electrifying retelling from Elizabeth Fremantle - the fierce and fearless story of Beatrice Cenci: prisoner rebel saint... or sinner? ' An evocative tale of misplaced love and lust ... A gripping read which gallops to a crescendo of an ending ' Melanie Cantor ' A sensationally powerful novel with a rollercoaster of a story that has the dark logic of Greek tragedy ' Andrew Taylor bestselling author of The Ashes of London ' Fremantle never misses. Sinners is a fierce and searing feminist retelling of Beatrice Cenci's life and murder trial ' Flora Carr author of The Tower 'Dark passionate and atmospheric we predict another screen adaptation' Woman & Home -- In sixteenth-century Rome Beatrice Cenci - youngest daughter of a powerful nobleman - is destined for a life of gilded insignificance. Wealth talks within the city's grand palazzos and women must remain silent. Then her brother is found murdered by a rival family and Beatice's domineering tyrannical father insists they flee to La Rocca. But La Rocca an ancient and forbidding fortified castle perched on a cliff is no sanctuary. The villagers are suspicious of the newcomers considering their arrival an ill omen. Mysterious and terrible events begin to occur within the castle walls even as Beatrice's father's paranoia grows. Isolated and afraid she befriends the castle's keeper Olimpio. Yet their secret attraction is dangerous. Were their affair to be discovered neither might survive. And betrayal lurks behind every corner. In desperation Beatrice devises a plan one that will see her risk everything for an even greater love . . . Inspired by the real life of a sixteenth-century heroine Sinners is the story of a trapped woman determined to live a free life no matter the cost. Because for Beatrice Cenci - saint sinner hunter prey - a woman caged is a terrible thing. -- ' I couldn't put this book down! ' 5* Reader Review 'I was on the edge of my seat for this entire book! ' 5* Reader Review ' This was one of the most powerful writing I have read in a historical novel in a while ' 5* Reader Review Praise for Elizabeth Fremantle: 'MAGICAL THRILLING WONDERFUL EXCELLENT. HEARTPOUNDINGLY TENSE AND ABSOLUTELY ENGROSSING. CLEVER AMAZING AND INSPIRING' DAILY MAIL 'Electric' Good Housekeeping 'Rich in atmosphere and period detail . . . An enticing read' Stylist 'Beautifully written and finely observed' RACHEL HORE author of A PLACE OF SECRETS 'An enthralling tale of power and passion loyalty and betrayal' ELIZABETH WILHIDE author of ASHENDEN

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