{"product_id":"9781526616616-net-for-small-fishes","title":"A Net for Small Fishes","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Authors' Club Best First Novel Award\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e SUMMER READING PICK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Sumptuous …  If you’re feeling bereft after finishing \u003ci\u003eThe Mirror and the Light\u003c\/i\u003e, let Jago transport you to the Jacobean court’ \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A bravura historical debut … a gloriously immersive escape' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-------------------------------------------------\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrances Howard has beauty and a powerful family – and is the most unhappy creature in the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnne Turner has wit and talent – but no stage on which to display them. Little stands between her and the abyss of destitution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBased on the true scandal that rocked the court of James I, \u003ci\u003eA Net for Small Fishes \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eis the most gripping novel you'll read this year: an exhilarating dive into the pitch-dark waters of the Jacobean court.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-------------------------------------------------\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Full of colour and intrigue … Historical fiction at its scintillating best and most filmic’ Susan Elderkin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘The Thelma and Louise of the seventeenth century … Gut-wrenching’ Lawrence Norfolk\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Terrific, rich in colour, character, place and time’ Sarah Dunant\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A fabulous book. Frankie and Anne's world is not just brilliantly evoked but brilliantly sustained’ Andrew Miller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Dazzling’ \u003ci\u003eSunday Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55563269964150,"sku":"9781526616616","price":14.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_34002914.jpg?v=1753428249","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781526616616-net-for-small-fishes","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}