NOTHING HURTS LIKE FAMILY.
'A dark, messy and beautiful story about family, love and sisterhood' STYLIST
'A suspenseful thriller and a subtle portrait of domestic interactions' HARPER'S BAZAAR
'Bergstrom's prose has a rangy, off-the-cuff immediacy, as though you are reading what is happening from inside each character's skin' DAILY MAIL
'A dark, deeply intimate exploration of sisterhood in all its messy, complex glory' YOMI ADEGOKE
'Sharply real and ethereal' EMMA GANNON
'An outstanding novel, pithy and singular, gloriously dark and compelling' SALENA GODDEN'If anyone is qualified to write about what it means to be a young woman in Britain today, it's Abigail Bergstrom' SUNDAY TIMES
a DAZED best summer read of the year Ines is reluctantly moving home on the edge of a breakdown, her childhood sweetheart in tow. He's only ever wanted what was best for her.Gwen is elated that her prodigal daughter has returned.Dylan is still licking her wounds from a rejection she can't forget.And Emma is quietly suffocating in the perfect marriage she wanted so badly.They were inseparable once. But that was a long time ago. Now, they're back in the Welsh town where they grew up, peeling back the layers of a once forgotten, haunting past. What they find may be the end of them...Uninhibited, claustrophobic and emotionally complex, Selfish Girls spans generations, buried resentments, and an unexpected love story. It is a clear-eyed portrait of a dysfunctional family and the pain we inflict on those we love most.READERS HAVE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH SELFISH GIRLS'A must read, multigenerational family saga'
'I can't recommend it highly enough'
'One of my most anticipated reads of the year . . . and it didn't disappoint'
'ou can't help but fall in love with them [Bergstrom's characters]'
'Oh my god, she's done it again. It's exquisite'
'10 out of 10. No notes'
'My, oh, my, what a book!'
'Harrowing and painful at times, but also beautiful'