Selfish Girls
The dark and gripping novel of family dynamics and toxic sisterhood from the much-acclaimed author of WHAT A SHAME
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Hodder & Stoughton
Published:10th Jul '25
Should be back in stock very soon
✨'I read this book obsessively, that's how much I adored it . . . a dark, messy and beautiful story about family, love and sisterhood'STYLIST✨
✨'A suspenseful thriller and a subtle portrait of domestic interactions, with a healthy dose of humour and hope offsetting its darker moments'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. Beautifully written and thoroughly compelling' Yomi Adegoke, Sunday Times bestselling author of The List✨
✨'Sharply real and ethereal, as though reading this novel enters you into a deep dream-like state' Emma Gannon, Sunday Times bestseller✨
✨'Selfish Girls is an outstanding novel, pithy and singular, gloriously dark and compelling, a must read!' Salena Godden, author of Mrs Death Misses Death✨
✨'Bergstrom is a new voice but sure to be an enduring one' Caroline O'Donoghue, Sunday Times bestseller ✨
✨'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 2025✨
NOTHING HURTS LIKE FAMILY.
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.
'A must read, multigenerational family saga exploring trauma, love, hardship and identity....
Anyone who has a sister knows what a treasured, complex, fraught and precious bond it is - a theme that Abigail Bergstrom puts at the heart of her new psychologically charged novel Selfish Girls. Following the lives of close-knit siblings growing up in a dysfunctional household in a small Welsh town, the narrative unravels across generations as each character navigates the legacy of family trauma and the complexities of female relationships. With a central mystery to uncover, this is at once a suspenseful thriller and a subtle portrait of domestic interactions, with a healthy dose of humour and hope offsetting its darker moments * Harper's Bazaar *
I read this book obsessively, that's how much I adored it . . . a dark, messy and beautiful story about family, love and sisterhood * Stylist *
The story and characters felt both sharply real and ethereal at times, as though reading this novel enters you into a deep dream-like state. Complicated women, with all their intricate elements, are my favourite people to read about -- Emma Gannon, SUNDAY TIMES bestseller
Selfish Girls is an outstanding novel, pithy and singular, gloriously dark and compelling, a must read! -- Salena Godden
Sisterhood at its darkest and it's most beautiful - every time you think you understand, Bergstrom reveals a new, breathtaking layer -- Monika Radojevic
If anyone is qualified to write about what it means to be a young woman in Britain today, it's Abigail Bergstrom * Sunday Times *
If anyone is qualified to write about what it means to be a young woman in Britain today, it's Abigail Bergstrom -- Caroline O'Donoghue, SUNDAY TIMES bestseller
One of the cleverest and boldest writers I've ever read -- Scarlett Curtis
I'm not exaggerating when I say this is literally the best book I've read in YEARS. And that's coming from a Gen Z with the attention span of a cat with a laser * Shit You Should Care About *
An exceptionally clever and moving portrait of the messy realities of sisterhood - it took my breath away -- Olivia Petter
A dark, deeply intimate exploration of sisterhood in all it's messy, complex glory. Beautifully written and thoroughly compelling -- Yomi Adegoke, SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author of THE LIST
ISBN: 9781399719483
Dimensions: 232mm x 158mm x 28mm
Weight: 458g
272 pages