# A Net for Small Fishes by Lucy Jago (Paperback)

**SHORTLISTED FOR THE AUTHORS' CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD**  
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'What a ride!' India Knight, _Sunday Times_ Summer reads**  
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'Thrilling... a sumptuous feast of plotting and intrigue' _Mail on Sunday_**  
  
**'A complete joy' Bettany Hughes**  
  
**'Gloriously immersive' _Guardian_**  
  
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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 strange 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.  
  
Anne and Frankie dare to seek a little happiness for themselves in this extravagant, savage hunting ground. 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.**

## Details

- **Price:** 8.99 GBP
- **Vendor:** Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- **Tags:** All Books, Historical Fiction, Romance

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