{"product_id":"9781526616654","title":"A Net for Small Fishes","description":"\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.   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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rye Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45458048450781,"sku":"9781526616654","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/1368\/0730\/files\/9781526616654.jpg?v=1719941579","url":"https:\/\/ryebooks.co.uk\/products\/9781526616654","provider":"Rye Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}