The Favourites

Perfect if you’re a fan of Daisy Jones and the Six * Cosmopolitan *Brilliant… will keep you guessing until its very last page – Jodi PicoultA delight - I was completely hooked – Sophie CousensScorching * Heat *‘Intense’ * Mail on Sunday *Heart-wrenching, epic and passionate – Betty Cayouette * People Magazine *‘The Favourites is a true literary triple axel- a smart and nuanced retelling of a classic, a tense sports drama, and a perfectly twisted romance.’ * Rachel Hawkins, author of The Wife Upstairs *‘A glittery compulsive whirl of a book, filled with spite and love and sequins and ambition’ * Holly Gramazio, author of The Husbands *‘An addictive read… as shimmering and lethal as ice-dancing itself.’ * Emma Brodie, author of Songs in Ursa Major *This is an unputdownable book, with a lot to say about competition, ambition, love and obsession – Roxane Gay (on Goodreads)

Layne Fargo has a background in theatre, women’s studies and library science, so it’s only fitting that she now writes deliciously dramatic, unapologetically feminist stories for a living. She’s the author of psychological thrillers They Never Learn and Temper, as well as co-author on the bestselling Young Rich Widows series, and her work has been translated into over a dozen languages. Layne lives in Chicago with her partner, their pets and an ever-expanding collection of books she’s definitely going to read before she dies.