A Net for Small Fishes: ‘The Thelma and Louise of the seventeenth century’ Lawrence Norfolk

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Jago tells her story by focusing on a close friendship between two women of different status who would work together and try to change their fates during a time when women were meant to accept their places - the places that their fathers, husbands, and brothers made for them. Can't say enough good things about this book and I know it will remain a top historical fiction read for me by year's end.

A marriage that gossip claimed never to have been consummated brought much ridicule to the Earl of Essex. This is one hunting ground where you cannot afford to be seen as pray, for the hounds will swiftly surround you and rip your very soul to shreds. The royal courts at the time were places of deadly political machinations where winners held power and wealth, while the losers lost land, position, and often their lives. a net for small fishes is the antithesis of my typical preferences as centres on a true story of imagined relationship between two women in the court of king james.A love affair, an attempted poisoning, an annulment, women trying to manuever fate and take their future in their own hands would lead to a court case that resonated throughout the land. K. for an eARC via NetGalley of ‘A Net for Small Fishes’ by Lucy Jago in exchange for an honest review. Anne thrums with life all the way through to her tragic, gruesome end, while Frankie is calculating and alluring .

I love any courtroom books, and historical fiction so thought I would love it, but it was too much of a challenging read for me at the moment. Lucy Jago is an award-winning biographer whose richly imagined adult fiction debut is based around a scandal that rocked the Jacobean court. Prince Henry, following the steps of his mother Anne of Denmark (addicted to masquerades amongst other visual things), had begun to accumulate beautiful objects, under the guidance of James Palmer. While the heart of the book is certainly Anne, the political power games that were being played by just about every character also drove my interest in the story. At the age of 15, Frankie's family arranged a political marriage for her with the Earl of Essex, a man who loathed the Howards.Sappiamo benissimo che le cronache e i processi erano scritti esclusivamente da uomini per esaltare la giustezza del loro intelletto su quello "debole" delle donne, specie se queste avevano osato dimostrare intraprendenza e spirito libero: ho sempre pensato che anche la vita di Frances Howard e, soprattutto, di Anne Turner fosse uno di questi casi, e questa ricostruzione moderna ne è la conferma.

The descriptions of court and daily life in London at the time, together with the costumes and finery are vivid. It seems that the poet and courtier Thomas Overbury was poisoned while a prisoner in the Tower of London. An extraordinary story … The court case of the century … Amazing - talkRADIO You may also be interested in. Having read rather dry accounts of the Overbury Affair previously, it was wonderful to experience the vibrancy of this reimagining.Le due grandi casate di conti Howard ed Essex pensarono di concordare una tregua grazie a un matrimonio combinato tra la sedicenne Frances e il quindicenne Robert. Overall, a well written and entertaining novel revealing a fascinating world of court, scandal and plot through the eyes of a commoner. In Kumerdej’s wonderful saga, history and fiction intertwine in wavelike fashion, producing a colourful portrait of the Renaissance; permeated by humanist attempts to resurrect antiquity through art, new scientific findings, and spirited philosophical and theological debates. Narrated by Sarah Durham, who was terrific, this is based a real life scandal set in the 1600s and would end up in the Jacobean court.

She makes the period come alive with rich descriptions of London and the intensely competitive nature of the royal court and the rampant political intrigue that marked it. Quando i nobili tramarono l'ennesimo complotto, fu proprio Anne, senza mezzi e senza protezione, ad andarci di mezzo.This is an audiobook review and the narrator, Sarah Durham, totally beguiled me with her beautiful shifting tones and inflexions, which provided greater scope than I expected. The story itself is what makes the book so readable - based on a real life murder/trial (supposedly). The book’s title refers to justice, which catches small fry while letting larger fish escape punishment.