{"product_id":"sinners-9781405967914","title":"Sinners","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe electrifying tale of rage and resistance of young noblewoman Beatrice Cenci\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e__________\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA young noblewoman accused of murder, awaits execution. Imprisoned in the Corte Savella, she has captured the hearts and sympathy of all Rome. . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the true and tragic tale of Beatrice Cenci.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMurder most foul or vengeance most just?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHelpless victim or resolute heroine?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRome, 1599.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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. . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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, this 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 and guilty, saint and sinner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd she will stand tall in the face of the violence of men, no matter the cost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e__________\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Sinners :\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn evocative tale of misplaced love and lust at a time when, saint or sinner, no one wins. A gripping read which gallops to a crescendo of an ending - Melanie Cantor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI was spellbound by this wonderful book and had to neglect everything else to finish it. Truly, it's one of the best historical novels I have read in a long time. Elizabeth Fremantle evokes so beautifully and convincingly the Italy of the late sixteenth century; her characters are compellingly drawn and her prose is magnificent. I cannot recommend this novel highly enough - Alison Weir, acclaimed historian and novelist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dark and brilliant historical novel 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. One of the best historical novels I have read in a very long time - Garth Russell, acclaimed historian of Queen James\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA transporting historical thriller – 16th century Rome, a heroine (kind-of) and a murder trial - Erin Kelly, bestselling author of He Said, She Said\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Elizabeth Fremantle\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Historical mysteries, Historical fiction, Fiction: special features, Sexual abuse \u0026amp; harassment, Feminism \u0026amp; feminist theory\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 6 Aug 2026 by Penguin Books Ltd.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Elizabeth Fremantle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320468513146,"sku":"9781405967914","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781405967914.jpg?v=1790654000","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/sinners-9781405967914","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}