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Disobedient
- Author
- Elizabeth Fremantle
- Narrator
- Emma D'Arcy
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publish Date
- 27 July 2023
- Run Time
- 9 hours 22 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Historical fiction, Narrative theme: coming of age, Narrative theme: sense of place, Feminism and feminist theory
- Rating
- 5.0 (2 reviews)
What to expect
Brought to you by Penguin.
I'll show you what a woman can do . . .
Rome 1611.
A jewel-bright place of change, with sumptuous new palaces and lavish wealth on display. A city where women are seen but not heard.
Artemisia 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 wants to experience the world, but she belongs to her father and will belong to a husband.
As Artemisia patiently goes from lesson to lesson, perfecting her craft, she also paints in private, recreating the women who inspire her, away from her father's eyes.
Until 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.
In the eyes of her family, Artemisia should accept her fate. In the eyes of the law, she is the villain.
But Artemisia is a survivor. And this is her story to tell.
'An exhilarating read. Through effervescent prose, Elizabeth Fremantle brings the story of artist Artemisia Gentileschi to life. Gripping, captivating, and consistently enlightening, Disobedient firmly places Gentileschi as one of the greatest female heroines in history' KATY HESSEL
©2023 E C Fremantle (P)2023 Penguin Audio
Critics Review
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Magical, thrilling, wonderful, excellent. Heartpoundingly tense and absolutely engrossing. Clever, amazing and inspiring
Daily Mail
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I could not put this book down. Every woman - and man - should read it.
Shocking, gripping, Fremantle has crafted a tale that vividly evokes Baroque Italy
by portraying a strong, assertive women. Splendid!ALISON WEIR
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Vivid, unflinching, justly furious. Fremantle's best work
The Times, Historical Fiction of the Month
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Dazzling. Taut, fast-paced, powerful and painterly as Artemisia's canvases
Mail on Sunday
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A great female artist struggling for her voiceand for justice is brought to powerful life. Brilliantly researched, rich in detail, grippingly written, Disobedient is the novel Elizabeth Fremantle was born to write
ELIZABETH BUCHAN
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A searing, gripping account of the early life of baroque prodigy Artemisia Gentileschi
Daily Mail
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A WONDERFUL HERO: creative, passionate and true to herself
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING SUMMER READING
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An exhilarating read. Through effervescent prose, Elizabeth Fremantle brings the story of artist Artemisia Gentieschi to life. Gripping, captivating, and consistently enlightening, Disobedient firmly places Gentileschi as one of the greatest female heroines in history
KATY HESSEL
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You'll be gripped by this fictionalised account of the life of the remarkable Italian Renaissance painter Artemisia Gentileschi. The author brings 17th-century Italy to life
Woman & Home
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Artemisia's life was extraordinary, and so is this book. I was swept away
by lush, evocative prose that transported me to a painter's studio in Rome in the 1600s.
Through the eyes of a defiant and determined young woman, Fremantle weaves
Artemisia's paintings into events, endowing Artemisia with the dignity, courage and honour she deserves. An unforgettable, moving and important story told with great skill and careJENNIFER SAINT
User Reviews
Book 5.0
Narration 5.0
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Very powerful and brutally beautiful
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5.0 5.0
Exceptional…incredibly moving.
mueller23 2023-08-02
Details
- Author
- Elizabeth Fremantle
- Narrator
- Emma D'Arcy
- Duration
- 9 hours 22 minutes
- Release Date
- 27 July 2023
- ISBN
- 9781405956765
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Genre
- Historical fiction, Narrative theme: coming of age, Narrative theme: sense of place, Feminism and feminist theory
- Rating
- 5.0(2 reviews)
- Narration
- 5.0(2 reviews)
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin.I'll show you what a woman can do . . .Rome 1611.A jewel-bright place of change, with sumptuous new palaces and lavish wealth on display. A city where women are seen but not heard.Artemisia 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 wants to experience the world, but she belongs to her father and will belong to a husband.As Artemisia patiently goes from lesson to lesson, perfecting her craft, she also paints in private, recreating the women who inspire her, away from her father's eyes.Until 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.In the eyes of her family, Artemisia should accept her fate. In the eyes of the law, she is the villain.But Artemisia is a survivor. And this is her story to tell.'An exhilarating read. Through effervescent prose, Elizabeth Fremantle brings the story of artist Artemisia Gentileschi to life. Gripping, captivating, and consistently enlightening, Disobedient firmly places Gentileschi as one of the greatest female heroines in history' KATY HESSEL©2023 E C Fremantle (P)2023 Penguin Audio
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