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*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 2025A SUNDAY TIMES "STUFF EVERYONE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT" PICK'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'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‘Wonderful and very funny. You're in for such a treat.’GEORGINA MOORE, author of The Garnett Girls'So sharp, funny, pacey and incredibly well-observed. I loved it.'REBECCA WAIT, author of I'm Sorry You Feel That Way'Fabulous - funny and brilliantly claustrophobic on family dynamics.'LAUREN BRAVO, author of Preloved'Fran Littlewood has the incredible ability to write like she's been observing you and your family for years.'ORE AGBAJE-WILLIAMS, author of The Three of Us'Sizzles with familial tension . . . Heartbreaking, candid and witty.'JUSTIN MYERS'Brilliantly funny, dark, insightful, wildly satisfying.'NATASHA POLISZCZUK'Has a cinematic quality . . . Every moment feels alive. Full of tender moments and thoughtful insights, The Favourite will be a favourite of readers, perfect with those with imperfect families - which is to say, all of us.'SHELF AWARENESSNothing 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

Brought to you by Penguin.''Sometimes I have so much rage it scares me . . .''Grace Adams is one bad day away from saving her life . . .One hot summer day, stuck in traffic on her way to pick up the cake for her daughter''s sixteenth birthday party, Grace Adams snaps.She doesn''t scream or break something or cry or curl into a ball. She simply abandons her car in traffic and walks away.But not from her life - towards it. To the daughter who won''t live with her anymore and has banned her from the party. To the husband divorcing her. Towards the terrible thing that has blown their family apart . . .Today she''ll show her daughter that no matter how far we fall we can always get back up again. Because Grace Adams was amazing. Her husband and daughter once thought so. They and the world might have forgotten. But Grace is about to remind them ...Amazing Grace Adams tells the story of a life, a marriage, a family, set against a single north-London day. A rollercoaster ride of redemption and discovery, it''s a powerful celebration of womanhood.''I just adored this ... an unforgettable read'' Liane Moriarty© Fran Littlewood 2023 (P) Penguin Audio 2023

An Instant New York Times Bestseller A Today Read With Jenna Book Club Pick "I dare you not to fall wildly in love with Grace...It's a book about love, about grace, about even when we fall from those we love we can always find our way home...You will laugh on the first page and you will keep laughing until you're crying on the last page." ?Jenna Bush Hager, The Today Show's #ReadwithJennaBernadette, Eleanor Oliphant, Rosie, Ove . . . meet Amazing Grace Adams, the funny, touching, unforgettable story of an invisible everywoman pushed to the brink—who finally pushes back.Grace Adams gave birth, blinked, and now suddenly she is forty-five, perimenopausal and stalled—the unhappiest age you can be, according to the Guardian. And today she’s really losing it. Stuck in traffic, she finally has had enough. To the astonishment of everyone, Grace gets out of her car and simply walks away.Grace sets off across London, armed with a £200 cake, to win back her estranged teenage daughter on her sixteenth birthday. Because today is the day she’ll remind her daughter that no matter how far we fall, we can always get back up again. Because Grace Adams used to be amazing. Her husband thought so. Her daughter thought so. Even Grace thought so. But everyone seems to have forgotten. Grace is about to remind them . . . and, most important, remind herself.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Amazing Grace Adams comes a wryly resonant and deeply moving family dramedy investigating the question so many of us have asked ourselves: do my parents have a favorite?Vivienne and Patrick Fisher have done an excellent job raising their three daughters, Alex, Nancy, and Eva. They’re well-adjusted women with impressive careers, caring partners, exciting hobbies, and sweet children. So it’s with great anticipation that three generations of Fishers gather at a beautiful glass house in the English countryside for a weeklong celebration of Vivienne’s seventieth birthday. But when Patrick’s reaction to a freak accident on the first day of the trip inadvertently reveals that he has a favorite daughter, no one is prepared for the shockwaves it sends through the family.Decades-old unresolved sibling rivalries are suddenly unmasked. And be it newly uncovered smoking habits, ancient crushes, or private doubts about life decisions both big and small, no one’s secrets are safe. Still-tender wounds are reopened amid an audience of friends, husbands, grandchildren, and even coworkers, and as the family's past is re-written, they find themselves suddenly unmoored.In a lively, poignant examination of memory, sisterhood, and family ties, Fran Littlewood reminds us just why it is that people in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.

Now in paperback from the New York Times bestselling author of Amazing Grace Adams, a "delectable" (Oprah Daily) and deeply moving family dramedy investigating the question so many of us have asked ourselves: do my parents have a favorite?Vivienne and Patrick Fisher have done an excellent job raising their three daughters, Alex, Nancy, and Eva. They're well-adjusted women with impressive careers, caring partners, exciting hobbies, and sweet children. So it's with great anticipation that three generations of Fishers gather at a beautiful glass house in the English countryside for a weeklong celebration of Vivienne's seventieth birthday. But when Patrick's reaction to a freak accident on the first day of the trip inadvertently reveals that he has a favorite daughter, no one is prepared for the shockwaves it sends through the family.Decades-old unresolved sibling rivalries are suddenly unmasked. And be it newly uncovered smoking habits, ancient crushes, or private doubts about life decisions both big and small, no one's secrets are safe. Still-tender wounds are reopened amid an audience of friends, husbands, grandchildren, and even coworkers, and as the family's past is re-written, they find themselves suddenly unmoored.In a lively, poignant examination of memory, sisterhood, and family ties, Fran Littlewood reminds us just why it is that people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Brought to you by Penguin.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 2025A SUNDAY TIMES "STUFF EVERYONE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT" PICKNothing 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.''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''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‘Wonderful and very funny. You''re in for such a treat.’GEORGINA MOORE, author of The Garnett Girls''So sharp, funny, pacey and incredibly well-observed. I loved it.''REBECCA WAIT, author of I''m Sorry You Feel That Way''Fabulous - funny and brilliantly claustrophobic on family dynamics.''LAUREN BRAVO, author of Preloved''Fran Littlewood has the incredible ability to write like she''s been observing you and your family for years.''ORE AGBAJE-WILLIAMS, author of The Three of Us''Sizzles with familial tension . . . Heartbreaking, candid and witty.''JUSTIN MYERS''Brilliantly funny, dark, insightful, wildly satisfying.''NATASHA POLISZCZUK''Has a cinematic quality . . . Every moment feels alive. Full of tender moments and thoughtful insights, The Favourite will be a favourite of readers, perfect with those with imperfect families - which is to say, all of us.''SHELF AWARENESS© Fran Littlewood 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

Blocată în traficul înnebunitor al metropolei, Grace Adams clachează. Nu țipă, nu plânge și nu se ascunde. Pur și simplu, își abandonează mașina în mijlocul vacarmului și pleacă.Unde?Se gândește să meargă la fiica sa, care împlinește astăzi 16 ani. Și care refuză s-o vadă. Copila cu care se înțelegea de minune cândva, dar care acum locuiește cu tatăl ei.Vrea să repare ce au pierdut.Vrea să ajungă la soțul ei, care i-a trimis actele de divorț. Deși, cândva, i-a legat o mare poveste de dragoste.Când totul pare pierdut, oare mai ai șansa s-o iei de la capăt? Și dacă un lucru te face să pierzi totul, oare există și ceva care te poate ajuta să-ți recâștigi propria viață? Unde a dispărut Grace cea frumoasă care știe cinci limbi, vorbește fermecător și te cucerește cu umorul ei aparte?Uimitoarea Grace Adams este povestea unei vieți, a unei relații dintre mamă și fiică, a unei căsnicii, a unei întregi familii, pe fundalul unei singure zile petrecute în nordul Londrei. O călătorie ca un rollercoaster, despre eliberare și descoperire – un omagiu adus femeii.„Am adorat acest frumos roman de debut! Distractiv, tulburător și uneori absolut sfâșietor, m-a vrăjit până la ultima pagină. O lectură de neuitat." – Liane Moriarty, autoarea bestsellerului Marile minciuni nevinovate„Extrem de bine realizat. Vei râde, vei plânge și îți vei înclina capul în semn de recunoaștere. Cu adevărat uimitor." – Sun„Este o poveste despre dragoste amețitoare, ambiții zădărnicite, pierderi devastatoare, pericolele cu care se confruntă adolescenții secolului XXI... Littlewood scrie cu fervoare și compasiune despre agoniile atât de credibile prin care trece Grace și despre imposibilitatea de a face față simultan tuturor provocărilor la care ne supune viața modernă. Citește-l și plânge (apoi înveselește-te)." – The TimesFran Littlewood are un master în scriere creativă de la Royal Holloway, Universitatea din Londra. Înainte de obținerea diplomei de master, a lucrat ca jurnalist, inclusiv la The Times. În prezent, locuiește la Londra cu soțul și cele trei fiice ale lor.Uimitoarea Grace Adams este romanul ei de debut.