{"product_id":"favourite-1","title":"Littlewood Fran: The Favourite [2025] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*PRE-ORDER* the unmissable new novel from\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eFran Littlewood, the\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ebestselling author of Read With Jenna pick \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmazing Grace Adams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e: a story of three grown sisters, whose father - in a moment of crisis - accidentally lets slip that he has a favourite daughter...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA\u003ci\u003e STYLIST\u003c\/i\u003e MUST-READ BOOK OF 2025\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES \u003c\/i\u003e\"STUFF EVERYONE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT\" PICK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'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.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMARIAN KEYES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Once I picked up \u003ci\u003eThe Favourite\u003c\/i\u003e, I did not want to put it down until the last page was turned.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLOTTIE HAZELL, author of \u003ci\u003ePiglet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Wonderful and very funny. You're in for such a treat.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGEORGINA MOORE, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Garnett Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'So sharp, funny, pacey and incredibly well-observed. I loved it.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eREBECCA WAIT, author of\u003ci\u003e I'm Sorry You Feel That Way\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fabulous - funny and brilliantly claustrophobic on family dynamics.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLAUREN BRAVO, author of \u003ci\u003ePreloved\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fran Littlewood has the incredible ability to write like she's been observing you and your family for years.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eORE AGBAJE-WILLIAMS, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Three of Us\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Sizzles with familial tension . . . Heartbreaking, candid and witty.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJUSTIN MYERS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brilliantly funny, dark, insightful, wildly satisfying.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNATASHA POLISZCZUK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Has a cinematic quality . . . Every moment feels alive. Full of tender moments and thoughtful insights, \u003ci\u003eThe Favourite\u003c\/i\u003e will be a favourite of readers, perfect with those with imperfect families - which is to say, all of us.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSHELF AWARENESS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNothing derails a family holiday like your dad revealing he has a favourite child.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlex, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOr so they thought.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRight 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut will it take falling apart to bring them closer together?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAmazing Grace Adams\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e PRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eAMAZING GRACE ADAMS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Littlewood writes with ferocity and compassion about . . . the impossibility of spinning all the plates that modern life expects us to manage. 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