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  • Published: 6 January 2026
  • ISBN: 9781529927337
  • Imprint: Vintage
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 496
  • RRP: $24.99

The Favourites

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Paperback
6 Jan 2026
Tr. Paperback
14 Jan 2025
EBook
16 Jan 2025
Audiobook
16 Jan 2025
Hardback
16 Feb 2025
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An epic love story that reimagines the tempestuous romance of Wuthering Heights in the sparkling, savage world of elite figure skating

To the world, they were a scandal. To each other, an obsession.

‘Perfect if you’re a fan of Daisy Jones and the Six’ Cosmopolitan
‘Brilliant… will keep you guessing until its very last page’ Jodi Picoult
'A delight - I was completely hooked' Sophie Cousens


***** READERS ARE OBSESSED WITH THE FAVOURITES*****
‘A true gold medal 5-star book’
‘Forever changed me’
‘Completely captivating’
‘Spectacular drama’
‘My book of 2025 – already’
‘Get ready to be obsessed’

The whole world was obsessed with Kat and Heath.

Childhood sweethearts turned Olympic champions, they captivated fans with their scorching chemistry, rebellious style and rollercoaster relationship – on and off the ice.

Until that fateful day. As the world watched, the unthinkable happened.

Everyone saw it.

Nobody knows the truth.

But that’s about to change.

NOW INCLUDES A BONUS STORY TOLD FROM HEATH'S PERSPECTIVE
  • Published: 6 January 2026
  • ISBN: 9781529927337
  • Imprint: Vintage
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 496
  • RRP: $24.99
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About the author

Layne Fargo

Layne Fargo writes dark, dramatic stories that support women’s rights—and also women’s wrongs. She’s the author of psychological thrillers They Never Learn and Temper, co-author of the #1 bestselling Audible Original series Young Rich Widows (coming to paperback in spring 2024), and co-creator of the Unlikeable Female Characters podcast on Lit Hub Radio. Her first work of women’s fiction The Favorites is forthcoming from Chatto & Windus in January 2025.
Before becoming a full-time writer, Layne worked as a dramaturg, a librarian, and a corporate knowledge manager, and she still loves going down a good research rabbit hole. She lives in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood with a rescue pit bull and cat who are best friends, the only man she never wants to murder (well, almost never), and way too many books.

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