Sinners

<p><b>The electrifying tale of rage and resistance of young noblewoman Beatrice Cenci</b><Br><i>__________</i></p><p>A young noblewoman accused of murder, awaits execution. Imprisoned in the Corte Savella, she has captured the hearts and sympathy of all Rome. . .</p><p><b>This is the true and tragic tale of Beatrice Cenci.</b></p><p>Murder most foul or vengeance most just?</p><p>Helpless victim or resolute heroine?</p><p><b>Rome, 1599.</b></p><p>Beatrice 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. . .</p><p>History 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, <i>this</i> 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 <i>and</i> guilty, saint <i>and</i> sinner.</p><p><b>And she will stand tall in the face of the violence of men, no matter the cost.</b><Br>__________</p><p><b>Praise for <i>Sinners</i>:</b></p><p>An <b>evocative tale of misplaced love and lust</b> at a time when, saint or sinner, no one wins. <b>A gripping read</b> which gallops to a crescendo of an ending - <i>Melanie Cantor</i></p><p>A <b>sensationally powerful novel with a rollercoaster of a story</b> that has the dark logic of Greek tragedy - <i>Andrew Taylor, bestselling author of The Ashes of London</i></p><p>I was <b>spellbound by this wonderful boo</b>k and had to neglect everything else to finish it. Truly, it's <b>one of the best historical novels I have read in a long time.</b> Elizabeth Fremantle evokes so beautifully and convincingly the Italy of the late sixteenth century; her characters are compellingly drawn and her prose is magnificent. <b>I cannot recommend this novel highly enough</b> - <i>Alison Weir, acclaimed historian and novelist</i></p><p>A <b>dark and brilliant historical novel</b> 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. <b>One of the best historical novels I have read in a very long time</b> - <i>Garth Russell, acclaimed historian of Queen James</i></p><p>A t<b>ransporting historical thriller</b> – 16th century Rome, a heroine (kind-of) and a murder trial - <i>Erin Kelly, bestselling author of He Said, She Said</i></p>