{"product_id":"9781526616654","title":"A Net for Small Fishes","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Lucy Jago\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 14 April 2022 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePaperback | 352 pages\u003cbr\u003e198 x 129 x 22mm | 252g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSHORTLISTED 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-------------------------------------------------Frances Howard has beauty and a powerful family – and is the most unhappy creature in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnne Turner has wit and talent – but no stage on which to display them. Little stands between her and the abyss of destitution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnne 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lucy Jago","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58288784081221,"sku":"9781526616654","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/3721\/6069\/files\/9781526616654.jpg?v=1781602464","url":"https:\/\/stripyduckbookshopcafe.co.uk\/products\/9781526616654","provider":"The Stripy Duck Bookshop Café","version":"1.0","type":"link"}