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Chapters (42)
  1. Copyright Notice
  2. Dedication
  3. The Principal Actors, 1609
  4. Epigraph
  5. PART ONE
  6. 1
  7. 2
  8. 3
  9. 4
  10. 5
  11. 6
  12. 7
  13. 8
  14. 9
  15. 10
  16. 11
  17. 12
  18. 13
  19. 14
  20. PART TWO
  21. 15
  22. 16
  23. 17
  24. 18
  25. 19
  26. 20
  27. PART THREE
  28. 21
  29. 22
  30. 23
  31. 24
  32. 25
  33. 26
  34. 27
  35. 28
  36. EPILOGUE
  37. AUTHOR’S NOTE
  38. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  39. Also by Lucy Jago
  40. Praise for A Net for Small Fishes
  41. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  42. Newsletter Sign-up

For the love and support of my parents, Anna and Robert, my sister Camilla, and my favorite un-parents, Alan and Sheila, I feel deep gratitude. I offer love and thanks to my husband, Paul, and to my three daughters, Lily, Jasmine and Cecily, who inspire and amaze me every day.

Also by Lucy Jago

ALSO BY LUCY JAGO

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Praise for A Net for Small Fishes

Praise for A Net for Small Fishes

“Jago weaves an intricate web of social, sexual and political maneuvers that entangles all her characters.… [A] narrative stuffed with vividly drawn secondary characters and atmospheric set pieces … Highly satisfying entertainment.”

—The Washington Post

“A juicy historical novel that combines the literary spells of Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall and the delicious feminine drama of Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton [series]. A riveting and immersive tale about the bravery, alliance and strength of women in the face of oppression and expectation.”

—Amazon Book Review

“A terrific first novel, rich in color, character, place and time. If you like your history spiced with sex, scandal and the sweet sensibilities of female friendship, then this is for you.”

—Sarah Dunant, New York Times bestselling author of The Birth of Venus

“The Jacobean era comes to life in this sumptuous story of a scandal that rocked the times. At the heart of this glorious novel is a friendship between Anne Turner, a gentlewoman, and Frances Howard, a privileged woman of the upper class who is stuck in an abusive marriage with no intention of staying in it. Though they come from different social classes, they cleave together to change the course of their lives through tragedy and loss to find happiness. Romance, intrigue, beauty and truth—it’s all here as the women determine their own fates in a time when choice was impossible. Lucy Jago writes as though she were there—this author is a wonder.”

—Adriana Trigiani, New York Times bestselling author of The Shoemaker’s Wife

“Based on a true story, A Net for Small Fishes is a magnificently accomplished piece of historical fiction set in Jacobean London. This stunning novel of two brave and independent women doing what they must to survive in a man’s world is ripe with scandal and gossip, lust and betrayal, corruption and venality—thoroughly modern resonances, in other words. Lucy Jago marshals all this with consummate skill and wit, but she also writes with tremendous heart. The result is a thoroughly entertaining and deeply satisfying read. I can’t recommend it highly enough.”

—Alex George, author of The Paris Hours