A Net for Small Fishes
€19.85
Product Information
| ISBN | 9781526616616 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jago Lucy Jago |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) |
| Format | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Weight (kg) | 0.552 |
| Publishing Date | 04/02/2021 |
| Price (excl. tax) | €18.73 |
| Tax | €1.12 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €19.85 |
| Availability | 2 units in external warehouse |
Product Description
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