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An Evening with Abigail Bergstrom

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'Bergstrom is a new voice but sure to be an enduring one' Caroline O'Donoghue

After the critical success of What a Shame, Abigail Bergstrom returns with a razor-sharp portrait of female friendship, family fractures and the lies we tell to survive in Selfish Girls.

Hosted by author and Merky Books winner, Monika Radojevic, expect an evening of conversation and discussion about this page-turning new story.

🎟️ Book + ticket includes a copy of the book — signed and dedicated on the night.

About Selfish Girls

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.

'If anyone is qualified to write about what it means to be a young woman in Britain today, it's Abigail Bergstrom' SUNDAY TIMES

About Abigail Bergstrom

Abigail Bergstrom is a celebrated author and publishing powerhouse. She has written for national magazines and broadsheets including ELLE, Sunday Times Style, the Telegraph, Grazia and Refinery29, and she reviews books for Konfekt. She also writes the substack newsletter ‘Something to Say,’ offering writing advice and cultural commentary to thousands of readers worldwide.

Her debut novel, What a Shame, was published to critical acclaim, and the screen rights were optioned by Severn Productions. She consults for writers and has represented Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling authors whose books have been nominated for awards and literary prizes. She has been listed in the ‘The Bookseller 150,’ which names the industry’s most influential, and she sits on the advisory board for the Cheltenham Literature festival.

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