The Favourites

'If you have ever watched Olympic ice dancing teams and wondered if the chemistry between them persists when they’re not competing . . . well, have I got a book for you. Part Wuthering Heights and part Daisy Jones And The Six, this novel is as brilliantly choreographed as a gold medal performance, and will keep you guessing until its last page.'

Jodi Picoult, NYT bestselling author of WISH YOU WERE HERE and MAD HONEY

'Layne Fargo is back with another deliciously scathing, sexy novel. You might not have known you needed Wuthering Heights on ice, but trust me, you do. Passionate, cutthroat, and irresistibly fun. You won’t be able to put it down.'

Julia Fine, author of MADDALENA AND THE DARK

'The Favourites is nothing short of breathtaking. The ferocious passion between Kat and Heath leaps off the page'

Margarita Montimore, author of The Rearranged Life of Oona Lockhart

'An addictive read... as shimmering and lethal as ice-dancing itself.'

Emma Brodie, author of Songs in Ursa Major

'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

'As a former competitive figure skater, I devoured this... Layne Fargo proves she is the queen of writing complex, fierce and utterly compelling women'

Wendy Walker, author of What Remains

‘As romantic as it is thrilling’

Ela Lee, author of Jaded

‘A glittery compulsive whirl of a book, filled with spite and love and sequins and ambition’

Holly Gramazio, author of The Husbands

‘A scorching saga of rivalry, betrayal and love’

Melinda Salisbury, author of The Sin Eater’s Daughter

An utterly compulsive read… Fargo’s experience as a thriller writer…is evident in the breathless pace at which The Favourites unfolds… The Favourites will be your next obsession

Bookseller

[A] perfectly achieved leap into the world of figure skating and the relationship between two of its stars

Sainsbury's Magazine

One of the most heart-wrenching, epic and passionate romances I’ve read in quite some time... I flew through it in a weekend because I couldn’t get enough of their once-in-a-lifetime chemistry, and I already wish I could read it again for the first time.

Betty Cayouette, People Magazine

The Favourites masterfully weaves ambition and obsession into an epic, page-turning love story. Fargo combines compelling characters with dazzling prose to fully immerse readers into the glamorously cutthroat world of competitive skating. Once I started reading I couldn’t put it down

Rufaro Faith Mazarura, author of Let the Games Begin

Perfect if you’re a fan of Daisy Jones and the Six

Cosmopolitan

Scorching

Heat

'Intense'

Mail on Sunday

Brilliant… will keep you guessing until its very last page

Jodi Picoult

Heart-wrenching, epic and passionate

Betty Cayouette, People Magazine