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SHORTLISTED FOR THE AUTHORS' CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD
'What a ride!' India Knight, Sunday Times Summer reads
'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.
Product details
Published | 14 Apr 2022 |
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Format | Paperback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 352 |
ISBN | 9781526616654 |
Imprint | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Dimensions | 198 x 129 mm |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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A superb exploration of female agency, sexuality and class … Anne thrums with life all the way through to her tragic, gruesome end, while Frankie is calculating and alluring … A scintillating novel that plunges you head-first into a darkly compelling chapter of British history
Observer
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A powerful take on a fascinating piece of history
The Times
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Sumptuous … If you're feeling bereft after finishing The Mirror and the Light, let Jago transport you back to the Jacobean court
Lucy Scholes, Daily Telegraph
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Rich in intrigue and incident, with a cast of vividly drawn characters and a wealth of detail on every atmospheric page, this is a fabulously engaging read
Daily Mail
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Bravura historical debut … Gloriously immersive ... Jago makes her a brilliantly engaging narrator … Jago is excellent on clothes … Throughout the novel, surface detail is deftly handled to convey deeper anxieties and shifts in attitude ... Jago keenly conveys the peril of being a woman of any class in the 17th century … Like all the best historical fiction, A Net for Small Fishes is a gloriously immersive escape from present times, but it's not escapism
Guardian
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Riveting … In a narrative that brims over with colour and invention, Jago summons up Jacobean London with enormous persuasiveness
Sunday Times, Book of the Month