Sinners

<b>MURDER MOST FOUL … OR VENGEANCE MOST JUST?</b><p><br><b>An electrifying retelling from Elizabeth Fremantle - the fierce and fearless story of Beatrice Cenci: prisoner, rebel, saint… or sinner?</b><br><br>‘<b>An evocative tale of misplaced love and lust … A gripping read which gallops to a crescendo of an ending</b>’ Melanie Cantor<br><br>‘<b>A sensationally powerful novel with a rollercoaster of a story that has the dark logic of Greek tragedy</b>’ Andrew Taylor, bestselling author of The Ashes of London<br><br>‘<b>Fremantle never misses. Sinners is a fierce and searing feminist retelling of Beatrice Cenci’s life and murder trial</b>’ Flora Carr, author of The Tower<br><br><b>''Dark, passionate and atmospheric, we predict another screen adaptation'' </b>Woman & Home<br><br>--<br><br>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. <br><br>Then her brother is found murdered by a rival family, and Beatice’s domineering, tyrannical father insists they flee to La Rocca.<br><br>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. <br><br>Isolated and afraid, she befriends the castle''s keeper, Olimpio.<br><br>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 . . .<br><br>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. <br><br><b>Because for Beatrice Cenci – saint, sinner, hunter, prey – a woman caged is a terrible thing.</b><br><br><b>--</b><br><br>‘<b>I couldn’t put this book down!</b>’ 5* Reader Review<br><br><b>‘I was on the edge of my seat for this entire book!</b>’ 5* Reader Review<br><br>‘<b>This was one of the most powerful writing I have read in a historical novel in a while</b>’ 5* Reader Review<br><br><br><b><u>Praise for Elizabeth Fremantle:</u></b><br><br>''MAGICAL, THRILLING, WONDERFUL, EXCELLENT. HEARTPOUNDINGLY TENSE AND ABSOLUTELY ENGROSSING. CLEVER, AMAZING AND INSPIRING'' DAILY MAIL<br><br>‘Electric’ Good Housekeeping<br><br>‘Rich in atmosphere and period detail . . . An enticing read’ Stylist<br><br>‘Beautifully written and finely observed'' RACHEL HORE, author of A PLACE OF SECRETS<br><br>''An enthralling tale of power and passion, loyalty and betrayal’ ELIZABETH WILHIDE, author of ASHENDEN<br></p>