COMING JULY 27th – PRE-ORDER DISOBEDIENT
An exhilarating novel. 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 artists and heroines in history.
KATY HESSEL (bestselling author of The Story of Art Without Men)
KATY HESSEL (bestselling author of The Story of Art Without Men)

I was so glad to see Artemisia's story told, for the dignity, honour and recognition given to her bravery and talent in this novel, and I was swept away in the 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. JENNIFER SAINT (bestselling author of Ariadne & Elektra)
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The descriptive power of the novel transported me straight to the heart of Renaissance Rome with some passages so beautiful I had to read them twice. Fremantle’s Artemisia is passionate, brilliant, absolutely true to herself and is now one of my favourite fictional characters of all time. ELODIE HARPER (bestselling author of The Wolf Den)
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HOT OFF THE PRESS...A thrilling first look at Alicia Vikander as Katherine Parr in Cannes-bound FIREBRANDFirebrand is Selected for CannesThe BooksellerDisobedient in the USADISOBEDIENT will be published in the US in July 2023 by PEGASUS BOOKS – available for pre-order now. See our US READERS page.
Filming of Firebrand has wrappedFirebrand filming is now finished at the beautiful Haddon Hall in Derbyshire. It was such a thrill to see Alicia Vikander and Jude Law bring to life my characters from Queen's Gambit, under the brilliant eye of director Karim Ainouz. It's all top secret so no on set photos but I'll be sure to post some when they are released. I can't begin to describe the world the designers created. It was truly like stepping back in time: the costumes and sets exquisite and accurate to the last detail. To see who else is in the cast and crew here's a link to the IMBD page. I thoroughly recommend a visit to Haddon Hall which is open to the public (link to HH site).
Jude Law as Henry VIIILaw will play Henry VIII opposite Alicia Vikander as Katherine Parr in Firebrand the major motion picture adaptation of Queen's Gambit.
Alicia Vikander as Katherine ParrAlicia Vikander will play Katherine Parr opposite Jude Law in FIREBRAND, the adaptation of Elizabeth Fremantle's QUEEN'S GAMBIT. Vikander is known for her Oscar winning role in The Danish Girl, Testament of Youth and the Danish historical drama A Royal Affair. Shooting starts in April in the UK.
A new edit of QUEEN'S GAMBIT to be published as FIREBRANDThe new edition – Firebrand – will be published to tie in with the release of the film adaptation by Penguin in the UK and Simon & Schuster in the US. "For this new edition," Elizabeth says, "I have not altered my original narrative, rather I have polished it, tidied the writing and honed the style. I have also given the text room to breathe by separating it into more chapters and dividing the whole into four parts. Since Queen’s Gambit was published, I have written six more historical novels and my craft has developed as my knowledge as a writer has broadened. So I hope this editorial work has added clarity and fluency."
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Translated into Eleven LanguagesQueen's Gambit – now in FrenchTHE HONEY AND THE STING in paperback nowThree sisters
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