Summary
Everyone thinks Heath Rocha was my first love. He wasn’t. My first love was figure skating.
She might not have a famous name, funding, or her family’s support, but Katarina Shaw has always known that she was destined to become an Olympic skater. When she meets Heath Rocha, a lonely kid stuck in the foster care system, their instant connection makes them a formidable duo on the ice. Clinging to skating - and each other - to escape their turbulent lives, Kat and Heath go from childhood …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781784745486 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1784745480 |
| Author: | Layne Fargo |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Chatto & Windus |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 15 February 2025 |
| Weight: | 672g |
| Dimensions: | 242mm x 165mm x 38mm |
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Perfect if you’re a fan of Daisy Jones and the Six * Cosmopolitan *Brilliant… will keep you guessing until its very last page – Jodi PicoultA delight - I was completely hooked – Sophie CousensScorching * Heat *‘Intense’ * Mail on Sunday *Heart-wrenching, epic and passionate – Betty Cayouette * People Magazine *‘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 *‘A glittery compulsive whirl of a book, filled with spite and love and sequins and ambition’ * Holly Gramazio, author of The Husbands *‘An addictive read… as shimmering and lethal as ice-dancing itself.’ * Emma Brodie, author of Songs in Ursa Major *This is an unputdownable book, with a lot to say about competition, ambition, love and obsession – Roxane Gay (on Goodreads)
About The Author
Layne Fargo
Layne Fargo has a background in theatre, women’s studies and library science, so it’s only fitting that she now writes deliciously dramatic, unapologetically feminist stories for a living. She’s the author of psychological thrillers They Never Learn and Temper, as well as co-author on the bestselling Young Rich Widows series, and her work has been translated into over a dozen languages. Layne lives in Chicago with her partner, their pets and an ever-expanding collection of books she’s definitely going to read before she dies.
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