{"product_id":"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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is the ring that you gave me, and these are your promises.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn the eyes of her family, Artemisia should accept her fate. In the eyes of the law, she is the villain.\u003cu1:p\u003e\u003c\/u1:p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBut Artemisia is a survivor. And this is her story to tell.","brand":"Elizabeth Fremantle","offers":[{"title":"Pegasus Books |  Hardback  |  2023-08-01","offer_id":44150886400255,"sku":"9781639364152","price":36.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/products\/BNCImageAPI_092f70b2-62f7-4d81-9bb0-6a5d1a47eff8.jpg?v=1680623952","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781639364152","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}