A Net for Small Fishes

Author : Jago Lucy Jago

Paperback

Published : Thursday 4 February 2021

ISBN : 9781526616616

Price : €16.37

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Longlisted for the Authors Club Best First Novel AwardA GUARDIAN SUMMER READING PICK`Sumptuous . If youre feeling bereft after finishing The Mirror and the Light, let Jago transport you to the Jacobean court Telegraph `A bravura historical debut . a gloriously immersive escape Guardian -------------------------------------------------Frances Howard has beauty and a powerful family - and is the most unhappy creature in the world.Anne Turner has wit and talent - but no stage on which to display them. Little stands between her and the abyss of destitution.When these two very different women meet in the strangest of circumstances, a powerful friendship is sparked. Frankie sweeps Anne into a world of splendour that exceeds all she imagined: a Court whose foreign king is a stranger to his own subjects; where ancient families fight for power, and where the sovereigns favourite may rise and rise - so long as he remains in favour.With the marriage of their talents, Anne and Frankie enter this extravagant, savage hunting ground, seeking a little happiness for themselves. But as they gain notice, they also gain enemies; what began as a search for love and safety leads to desperate acts that could cost them everything. Based on the true scandal that rocked the court of James I, A Net for Small Fishes is the most gripping novel youll read this year: an exhilarating dive into the pitch-dark waters of the Jacobean court.-------------------------------------------------`Full of colour and intrigue . Historical fiction at its scintillating best and most filmic Susan Elderkin `The Thelma and Louise of the seventeenth century . Gut-wrenching Lawrence Norfolk`Terrific, rich in colour, character, place and time Sarah Dunant `A fabulous book. Frankie and Annes world is not just brilliantly evoked but brilliantly sustained Andrew Miller `Dazzling Sunday Independent

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