The Favorite
Doubleday, 1982

"L.R. Wright is on a winning streak."
- Quill & Quire

"...as fine a drawing of character as I've read."
- The Calgary Herald

"It is a joy to encounter fresh, original talent... Wright has such talent."
- Ottawa Citizen

"...a beautifully quiet and moving book, with a special kind of integrity. I am going to remember the small family at its centre for a long time to come."
- Anne Tyler

"A beautifully written novel, The Favorite probes the seasons of life and death, love and joy within one very real family."
- Jacqueline Briskin

She had always been her father's "Best Girl." But Sarah's first romance challenged all that.  As she struggled to cope with the sudden change in their relationship she was devastated by her father's unexpected death.

Haunted by guilt and her emerging sexual consciousness, Sarah performs a chilling exorcism on herself ­ with unexpected results.  This is the story of a father and a daughter who loved each other too much ­ of a father who couldn't let go and a daughter  who was forced to.