What a Shame: The must read literary debut for fans of Emma Gannon, Holly Bourne and Caroline O'Dononghue
Feb 2022 · Hachette UK
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⭐THE WORD-OF-MOUTH PHENOMENON⭐
'Intelligent, moving and darkly comic . . . taking us deftly from serious explorations of trauma to riotously funny scenes of modern life' The Sunday Times
'Haunting and hilarious' Daily Mail
'A brilliant debut' Cariad Lloyd
'Full of heart, wit and feeling' Caroline O'Donoghue
'I loved it!' Lauren Bravo
'Heartfelt, sharp-but-tender' Erin Kelly
'I couldn't stop reading' Angela Scanlon
'A glorious new talent has arrived' Emma Gannon
'Raw and utterly brilliant' Otegha Uwagba
'Absorbing and clever . . . I fell in love with Mathilda' Cathy Rentzenbrink
'Will be read for years by any and all young women looking for a friend' Scarlett Curtis
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There is something wrong with Mathilda.
She's still reeling from the blow of a gut-punch break up and grieving the death of a loved one.
But that's not it.
She's cried all her tears, mastered her crow pose and thrown out every last reminder of him.
But that's not helping.
Concerned that she isn't moving on, Mathilda's friends push her towards a series of increasingly unorthodox remedies.
Until the seams of herself begin to come undone.
Tender, unflinching and blisteringly funny, What a Shame glitters with rage and heartbreak, perfect for fans of Emma Jane Unsworth, Dolly Alderton and Holly Bourne.
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'Ever-so-relatable' Cosmopolitan
'Delightfully frank' The Skinny
'A modern story of grief and loss' Refinery29
'Dazzling . . . By turns funny, sharp, raw and overwhelming' Heat
'Fizzes with energy, rage and love' Jessica Moor
'A book that beautifully balances the light and the dark' Chloë Ashby
'Dark, nuanced and provocative' Laura Jane Williams
'An extraordinary novel that will stay with me for a long time' Laura Kay
'Intelligent, moving and darkly comic . . . taking us deftly from serious explorations of trauma to riotously funny scenes of modern life' The Sunday Times
'Haunting and hilarious' Daily Mail
'A brilliant debut' Cariad Lloyd
'Full of heart, wit and feeling' Caroline O'Donoghue
'I loved it!' Lauren Bravo
'Heartfelt, sharp-but-tender' Erin Kelly
'I couldn't stop reading' Angela Scanlon
'A glorious new talent has arrived' Emma Gannon
'Raw and utterly brilliant' Otegha Uwagba
'Absorbing and clever . . . I fell in love with Mathilda' Cathy Rentzenbrink
'Will be read for years by any and all young women looking for a friend' Scarlett Curtis
__________________________________
There is something wrong with Mathilda.
She's still reeling from the blow of a gut-punch break up and grieving the death of a loved one.
But that's not it.
She's cried all her tears, mastered her crow pose and thrown out every last reminder of him.
But that's not helping.
Concerned that she isn't moving on, Mathilda's friends push her towards a series of increasingly unorthodox remedies.
Until the seams of herself begin to come undone.
Tender, unflinching and blisteringly funny, What a Shame glitters with rage and heartbreak, perfect for fans of Emma Jane Unsworth, Dolly Alderton and Holly Bourne.
__________________________________
'Ever-so-relatable' Cosmopolitan
'Delightfully frank' The Skinny
'A modern story of grief and loss' Refinery29
'Dazzling . . . By turns funny, sharp, raw and overwhelming' Heat
'Fizzes with energy, rage and love' Jessica Moor
'A book that beautifully balances the light and the dark' Chloë Ashby
'Dark, nuanced and provocative' Laura Jane Williams
'An extraordinary novel that will stay with me for a long time' Laura Kay
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About the author
Abigail Bergstrom is a celebrated author and publishing powerhouse who has shepherded countless Sunday Times and New York Times bestsellers throughout her career. She writes for national magazines and broadsheets including ELLE, Sunday Times Style, Red magazine, the Telegraph, Grazia and Refinery29. She reviews books for Konfekt and also writes the substack newsletter 'Something to Say,' offering writing advice and cultural commentary to thousands of readers worldwide. She is also the author of the critically-acclaimed novel, What a Shame.
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