Fran Littlewood has an MA in Creative Writing from Royal Holloway, University of London. She was taught by Andrew Motion and passed with distinction. Before that she worked as a journalist, including a stint at The Times. She lives in north London with her husband and their three girls. Her debut, Amazing Grace Adams, was a New York Times bestseller and Read With Jenna pick, and has been published in 17 territories to date. The Favourite is her second novel.