Net for Small Fishes

Longlisted for the Authors\' Club Best First Novel AwardA GUARDIAN SUMMER READING PICK‘Sumptuous … If you’re 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 sovereign’s 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 you\'ll 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 Anne\'s world is not just brilliantly evoked but brilliantly sustained’ Andrew Miller‘Dazzling’ Sunday Independent Σελίδες: 352, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0216, Διαστάσεις: 15.3x15.3cm