The Northern Lights: The True Story of the Man Who Unlocked the. 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. June 15, 1917: Death of Kristian Birkeland, King of the Northern Lights. With the marriage of their talents, Anne and Frankie enter this extravagant, savage hunting ground, seeking a little happiness for themselves. 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. When these two very different women meet in the strangest of circumstances, a powerful friendship is sparked. Little stands between her and the abyss of destitution. Anne Turner has wit and talent - but no stage on which to display them. 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.įrances Howard has beauty and a powerful family - and is the most unhappy creature in the world.
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