Favorite Daughter, Morgan Dick
Favorite Daughter, Morgan Dick
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Favorite Daughter

Author: Morgan Dick

Narrator: Heather Kosik, Susanna Fournier

Unabridged: 10 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 04/29/2025

Categories: Fiction, Women, Psychological


Synopsis

A GOODREADS HOTTEST DEBUT

“So stunningly fresh and darkly funny that every page surprised me. Morgan Dick doesn’t just craft a clever plot—she writes brilliantly about grief and addiction and inheritance and, yes, redemption.”
—Catherine Newman, author of the New York Times bestseller Sandwich

A darkly funny debut novel about two estranged sisters who are unknowingly thrown together by their problematic father’s dying wish

Mickey and Arlo are half sisters. But they’ve never spoken and never met. Arlo adored her father—but always lived in the shadow of his magnetic personality and burdensome vices. Meanwhile, their father abandoned ​Mickey and her mother years ago, and Mickey has hated him since. When she receives news of her father’s passing, Mickey is shocked to learn that he’s left her his not-inconsiderable fortune. The catch: Mickey must attend a series of therapy sessions before the money can be released.

Unbeknownst to either woman, the psychologist Mickey’s father has ensured she meets with is her half sister, Arlo. Having cared for her beloved father on his sickbed, Arlo is devastated to discover he’s cut her out of his will. She resolves to learn where the money went and why.

Working together as therapist and patient—with no idea that they’re in fact sisters—Arlo and Mickey soon get under each other’s skin. Arlo, eager to outrun a mistake in her professional past, is keen to redeem herself with her new client. But Mickey is far from the model patient. As Mickey’s personal and professional lives spiral out of control and Arlo uncovers the truth about who her new patient really is, the sisters find themselves on a crash course that will break—or save—them both.

About The Author

Morgan Dick is a writer from Calgary, Canada. Her short fiction has appeared in Grain, Geist, CAROUSEL, Cloud Lake Literary, The Prairie Journal of Canadian Literature, Vagabond City, and The Humber Literary Review. Her debut novel draws from her time working in the mental health field.


Reviews

Goodreads review by emma on May 07, 2025

i didn't even know my parents wrote a book about me (review to come / thanks to the publisher for the e-arc)......more

Goodreads review by Ceecee on February 07, 2025

4+ Kindergarten teacher, Mickey reads of her father‘s death via an obituary with indifference. She’s 33, has few vices if you don’t count the vodka and surreptitious episodes of Bridgerton. To her huge surprise, her father‘s lawyer contacts her. Why is it a surprise? Well, she has had no contact wit......more

Goodreads review by jocelyn • coolgalreading on April 23, 2025

oh yes i loved this (thank you to the author for sending me a copy). i'm a sucker for complicated family dynamics......more

Goodreads review by Angie on May 06, 2025

A thought provoking and heartwarming debut! Intriguing premise. Mickey’s father died but she hasn’t seen him since he abandoned her and her mom when she was 7. He started a new life and had a new family with a daughter Charlotte. When he dies he gives her all his money- 5.5 million. But the condition......more

Goodreads review by Jace on May 05, 2025

This is such a layered and messy story of estranged sisters and their complicated relationship with their father. Mickey and Arlo are both struggling is such raw ways that you can’t help but root for each other them—they’re both just trying to find a sense of belonging! This is a story of grief, add......more


Quotes

“A standout debut.”
—People

“Morgan Dick somehow manages to be light and funny while covering real, heavy family dynamics. When Mickey receives the news of her estranged father’s passing, she learns that she’s been left behind a large fortune. The catch: She must attend a series of therapy sessions before the money is wired…led by the psychologist half-sister she’s never met before.”
—TheSkimm

“So stunningly fresh and darkly funny that every page surprised me. Morgan Dick doesn’t just craft a clever plot—she writes brilliantly about grief and addiction and inheritance and, yes, redemption.”
—Catherine Newman, author of the New York Times bestseller Sandwich

“I am in such awe of Favorite Daughter—the characters, the plot (delicious!), the various voices, the deliberate tenderness. This is a serious and important book, but it’s also charming, funny, and sweet.”
Marian Keyes, author of My Favorite Mistake and Again, Rachel

“A gripping, deeply honest and tender story, with characters that wove their way into my heart and stayed there. Dick’s writing is witty and packed with insight, making her a new favorite author of mine.”
—Natalie Sue, author of I Hope This Finds You Well

“A vast and ambitious novel of sisterhood, generational trauma, redemption and forgiveness. Morgan Dick writes with a rawness and ferociousness that will take your breath away.”
—Kirsty Capes, author of Careless and Girls

“I found it refreshingly dark and dryly funny, as well as perceptive and moving on the nature of addiction. Morgan is great at dialogue too, especially when she’s showing people talking at cross-purposes. I loved how understated the humor was.”
—Rebecca Wait, author of I’m Sorry You Feel That Way

“A thought-provoking but imperfect portrait of family dynamics from a promising newcomer.”
—Kirkus Reviews

“Dick’s hard-hitting debut...hits hilarious highs and devastating lows as the two women grapple with the destructive ways they’ve coped with their father’s noxious legacy. The result is charming, cringe-inducing, and poignant in equal measure.”
—Publishers Weekly

“[Morgan] explores topics like mental health and addiction with warmth and panache.”
—Booklist