Fargo Favors Random House
Layne Fargo (Temper) sold The Favorites to Random House’s Caitlin McKenna. The novel marks the thriller writer’s first foray into women’s fiction. Sharon Pelletier at Dystel, Goderich & Bourret brokered the two-book, world English rights agreement. Random House called The Favorites “a modern reimagining of Wuthering Heights.” It follows the relationship between a decorated ice dancer and her childhood sweetheart, who grows up to be her Olympic skating partner. McKenna said Fargo has taken Brontë’s original and fused it with “a riveting contemporary story