Favourite
Fran Littlewood
Belletristik / Gegenwartsliteratur (ab 1945)
Beschreibung
*PRE-ORDER* the unmissable new novel from Fran Littlewood, the New York Times bestselling author of Read With Jenna pick Amazing Grace Adams: a story of three grown sisters, whose father - in a moment of crisis - accidentally lets slip that he has a favourite daughter A STYLIST MUST-READ BOOK OF 2025'FABULOUS . . . God, I wish I had written it. Funny, dark, fascinating and UTTERLY convincing. On my QWJ (Queasy With Jealousy) Scale, I award it 16/10.' MARIAN KEYES'Fran Littlewood is an expert chronicler of family dynamics . . . Once I picked up The Favourite, I did not want to put it down until the last page was turned.' LOTTIE HAZELL, author of Piglet Littlewood writes like a wilder, more breathless Claire Lombardo . . . Set over the course of a family reunion that goes very wrong, The Favourite is a layered, textured story about the reverberations of the past and secrets in a family. Wonderful and very funny. I LOVED it. GEORGINA MOORE, author of The Garnett GirlsNothing derails a family holiday like your dad revealing he has a favourite child.Alex, Nancy and Eva Fisher. Three grown-up sisters; each wonderful and imperfect in their own individual ways. And loved equally by their parents, Vivienne and Patrick.Or so they thought.Right up to the moment when, during a family party, Patrick inadvertently lets slip that he has a favourite. While they try to gloss over it, this sets in motion the unravelling of everything the sisters thought they knew. As their past is re-written, secrets and lies are uncovered, and the Fisher clan implodes in a way they could never have dreamed possible.But will it take falling apart to bring them closer together?From the New York Times bestselling author of Amazing Grace Adams comes a witty, tender portrait of a family s highs and lows over the years, examining how all siblings are equal but some are more equal than others. PRAISE FOR AMAZING GRACE ADAMS 'Littlewood writes with ferocity and compassion about . . . the impossibility of spinning all the plates that modern life expects us to manage. Read it and weep (then cheer)' THE TIMES 'A rip-roaring, empowering story of redemption, discovery and starting over. Glorious' DAILY EXPRESS 'I just adored this . . . An unforgettable read' LIANE MORIARTY 'Compelling, funny and poignant. I devoured it' PAULA HAWKINS 'Never have I felt more seen' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 'I loved it. Vivid, visceral and incredibly emotional. I laughed and sobbed' TIM MINCHIN
