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Anne Turner, narrator and heroine of Lucy Jagoâs
A Net for Small Fishes, feels like she steps straight from the stage of a Jacobean masque. To an extent, she does. Turner, the widow of a London doctor, was a historical figure hanged at Tyburn for her part in the murder of Sir Thomas Overbury. She became an instant celebrity, vilified by contemporary playwrights. Turner was the subject of the anonymous play
The Widow,
The World Tossed at Tennis.
This is Jagoâs first foray into adult fiction â having made her name with an award-winning biography of Norwegian scientist Kristian Birkeland (