A Net for Small Fishes

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-------------------------------------------------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