{"product_id":"selfish-girls-9781399719483","title":"Selfish Girls","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e?''I read this book obsessively, that''s how much I adored it . . . a dark, messy and beautiful story about family, love and sisterhood''\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eSTYLIST\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e?''A suspenseful thriller and a subtle portrait of domestic interactions, with a healthy dose of humour and hope offsetting its darker moments''\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eHARPER''S BAZAAR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  ?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e?''Bergstrom''s prose has a rangy, off-the-cuff immediacy, as though you are reading what is happening from inside each character''s skin'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  ? \u003cbr\u003e     \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e?\u003c\/b\u003e''A dark, deeply intimate exploration of sisterhood in all its messy, complex glory. Beautifully written and thoroughly compelling'' \u003cb\u003eYomi Adegoke, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe List\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e?\u003c\/b\u003e''Sharply real and ethereal, as though reading this novel enters you into a deep dream-like state'' \u003cb\u003eEmma Gannon, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller?  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e?\u003c\/b\u003e''\u003ci\u003eSelfish Girls\u003c\/i\u003e is an outstanding novel, pithy and singular, gloriously dark and compelling, a must read!''\u003cb\u003e Salena Godden, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMrs Death Misses Death\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e?''Bergstrom is a new voice but sure to be an enduring one''\u003cb\u003e Caroline O''Donoghue, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller\u003c\/b\u003e ?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e  ?\u003c\/b\u003e''If anyone is qualified to write about what it means to be a young woman in Britain today, it''s Abigail Bergstrom'' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e?  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e?a \u003ci\u003eDAZED \u003c\/i\u003ebest summer read 2025\u003c\/b\u003e?    \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNOTHING HURTS LIKE FAMILY.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInes \u003c\/b\u003eis reluctantly moving home on the edge of a breakdown, her childhood sweetheart in tow. He''s only ever wanted what was best for her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGwen \u003c\/b\u003eis elated that her prodigal daughter has returned.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDylan \u003c\/b\u003eis still licking her wounds from a rejection she can''t forget.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd \u003cb\u003eEmma \u003c\/b\u003eis quietly suffocating in the perfect marriage she wanted so badly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey 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...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUninhibited, claustrophobic and emotionally complex\u003ci\u003e, Selfish Girls\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ch2\u003eReaders have fallen in love with \u003ci\u003eSelfish Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e''A must read, multigenerational family saga \u003c\/b\u003eexploring trauma, love, hardship and identity. What Bergstrom has achieved here is outstanding.\u003cb\u003e I can''t recommend it highly enough''\u003c\/b\u003e?????Reader Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eOne of my most anticipated reads of the year\u003c\/b\u003e . . . and it didn''t disappoint. \u003cb\u003eBergstrom writes with such rawness \u003c\/b\u003eand her characters have such vulnerability that you can''t help but fall in love with them''  ?????Reader Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Oh my god, she''s done it again. It''s exquisite. \u003cb\u003e10 out of 10. No notes . . . we''re in our sad girl summer era, and this book is the perfect accompaniment\u003c\/b\u003e''  ?????Reader Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eMy, oh, my, what a book\u003c\/b\u003e! Full of action and angst, this is not to be missed . . . \u003cb\u003eabsolutely fabulous!\u003c\/b\u003e''  ?????Reader Review  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Harrowing and painful at times, but also \u003cb\u003ebeautiful\u003c\/b\u003e''  ?????Reader Review\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51138261483863,"sku":"9781399719483","price":17.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781399719483.jpg?v=1751918645","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/selfish-girls-9781399719483","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}