{"product_id":"disobedient-9781639364152","title":"Disobedient","description":"\u003cb\u003eA riveting novel based on the life of Artemisia Gentileschi--the greatest female painter of the Renaissance--as she forges her own destiny in a world dominated by the will of men.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is the ring that you gave me, and these are your promises.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA young woman is put on trial. She has accused her painting teacher of the darkest betrayal - he accuses her of being an immoral liar. What really happened, and why will this trial scandalise seventeenth-century Rome? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRome 1611. A jewel-bright place of change, with sumptuous new palaces and lavish wealth on constant display. A city where women are seen but not heard. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArtemisia Gentileschi dreams of becoming a great artist. Motherless, she grows up among a family of painters - men and boys. She knows she is more talented than her brothers, but she cannot choose her own future. She belongs to her father and will belong to a husband. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Artemisia patiently goes from lesson to lesson, perfecting her craft, a mysterious tutor enters her life. Tassi is a dashing figure, handsome and worldly, and for a moment he represents everything that a life of freedom might offer. But then the unthinkable happens. A violent act that threatens Artemisia's honour, and her virtue. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the eyes of her family, Artemisia should accept her fate. In the eyes of the law, she is the villain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Artemisia is a survivor. And this is her story to tell.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elizabeth Fremantle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pegasus Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.30w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639364152","brand":"Pegasus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42707109904521,"sku":"9781639364152","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_6b2d7680-8215-441b-aa33-8329cc547397.jpg?v=1719478150","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/disobedient-9781639364152","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}