Artemisia Gentileschi fights for a place in painting and for the ability to determine her own life.
Elizabeth Fremantle's historical novel connects artistic work with the conditions under which a woman is allowed to produce and defend it. Choose this for readers interested in creative ambition under social constraint. The appeal is the relationship between making images and resisting the stories imposed on their maker.
WHO IS IT FOR?
For readers drawn to character, language and the tensions within ordinary lives.
