{"product_id":"sinners-by-elizabeth-fremantle","title":"Sinners by Elizabeth Fremantle","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe electrifying tale of rage and resistance of young noblewoman Beatrice Cenci, now in paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the true and tragic tale of Beatrice Cenci. Murder most foul or vengeance most just?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHelpless victim or resolute heroine?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRome, 1599.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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. . . 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo, 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. And she will stand tall in the face of the violence of men, no matter the cost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for Sinners:An evocative tale of misplaced love and lust at a time when, saint or sinner, no one wins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA gripping read which gallops to a crescendo of an ending - Melanie Cantor\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\n\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI cannot recommend this novel highly enough - Alison Weir, acclaimed historian and novelist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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 JamesA transporting historical thriller – 16th century Rome, a heroine (kind-of) and a murder trial - Erin Kelly, bestselling author of He Said, She Said\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat:Paperback \/ softback 416 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher:Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003eImprint:Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003eISBN:9781405967914\u003cbr\u003ePublished:6 Aug 2026\u003cbr\u003eClassifications:Modern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Historical mysteries, Historical fiction, Fiction: special features, Sexual abuse \u0026amp; harassment, Feminism \u0026amp; feminist theory\u003cbr\u003eWeight:290g\u003cbr\u003eDimensions:196 x 130 x 29 (mm)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wave of Nostalgia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65452098355549,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0934\/8838\/2301\/files\/9781405967914.jpg?v=1785760056","url":"https:\/\/waveofnostalgia.co.uk\/products\/sinners-by-elizabeth-fremantle","provider":"Wave of Nostalgia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}