A Net for Small Fishes

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Beschreibung

<p><b>SHORTLISTED FOR THE AUTHORS' CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD</b><br><b><br>'What a ride!' India Knight, <i>Sunday Times </i>Summer reads</b><br><b><br>'Thrilling. a sumptuous feast of plotting and intrigue' <i>Mail on Sunday</i></b><br><br><b>'A complete joy' Bettany Hughes</b><br><br><b>'Gloriously immersive' <i>Guardian</i></b><br><br><b>-------------------------------------------------</b><br><br>Frances Howard has beauty and a powerful family - and is the most unhappy creature in the world.<br><br>Anne Turner has wit and talent - but no stage on which to display them. Little stands between her and the abyss of destitution.<br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br><b>Based on the true scandal that rocked the court of James I, <i>A Net for Small Fishes </i></b><b>is the most gripping novel you'll read this year: an exhilarating dive into the pitch-dark waters of the Jacobean court.</b></p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781526616654

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

199 x 131 x 27 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

Verlag / Hersteller

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC