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The unhappy wife of the Earl of Essex strikes up an unlikely friendship with the newly-widowed, but talented, Anne Turner and the pair hatch a desperate plan to change their fortunes by navigating the dangerous Jacobean court. 35,000 first printing.
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"A bravura historical debut . . . a gloriously immersive escape." —GuardianWolf Hall meets The Favourite in Lucy Jago's A Net For Small Fishes, a gripping dark novel based on the true scandal of two women determined to create their own fates in the Jacobean court.With Frankie, I could have the life I had always wanted . . . and with me she could forge something more satisfying from her own . . .When Frances Howard, beautiful but unhappy wife of the Earl of Essex, meets the talented Anne Turner, the two strike up an unlikely, yet powerful, friendship. Frances makes Anne her confidante, sweeping her into a glamorous and extravagant world, riven with bitter rivalry.As the women grow closer, each hopes to change her circumstances. Frances is trapped in a miserable marriage while loving another, and newly-widowed Anne struggles to keep herself and her six children alive as she waits for a promised proposal. A desperate plan to change their fortunes is hatched. But navigating the Jacobean court is a dangerous game and one misstep could cost them everything.
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