Favorita

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Fila’s mother Magdalena caused chaos every time she appeared in her daughter’s life. Fila hasn’t seen her in years, not since she disgraced their family by advertising her brothel in the newspaper. Now, news comes from Italy: Magdalena is dead. It’s time for Fila to finally face her family history. Fila collects her mother’s ashes and sets out, urn in tow, to retrace the whirlwind life of the woman last known as Favorita.

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SKU: 9780571391578 Category: Tags: , Publisher/imprint : Faber & Faber
Page count : 448
Published on 12th February, 2026

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Part hallucinatory road trip, part feminist revenge fantasy: a wild, furious and mischievous novel from an incendiary new European talent.

Fila’s mother Magdalena caused chaos every time she appeared in her daughter’s life. Fila hasn’t seen her in years, not since she disgraced their family by advertising her brothel in the newspaper.

Now, news comes from Italy: Magdalena is dead. It’s time for Fila to finally face her family history.

Fila collects her mother’s ashes and sets out, urn in tow, to retrace the whirlwind life of the woman last known as Favorita.

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Dimensions 21.6 × 13.5 cm
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