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‘Joyous… A modern-day Jane Austen meets The Durrells’ ELIZABETH DAY
‘One to hoard like a squirrel’s nut for the cold, dark days of winter’ IRISH TIMES

READERS ADORE WELCOME TO GLORIOUS TUGA

‘A glorious escape from reality’
‘You can feel the sand and taste the coconut water’
‘Full of romance, intrigue and friendships’
‘Blue sea; small island; paradise. Sign me up!’
‘Deserves to be in everyone’s suitcase this summer’

Zoologist Charlotte Walker has crossed the world to research rare tortoises on the remote island of Tuga.

Officially, she’s there for conservation. But the reality is more complicated, for Charlotte has long believed she has a connection to this isolated paradise. While coming to understand an endangered species, she’d hoped she might finally understand the truth about herself.

She’ll have little time for self-discovery, however. The close-knit community has never had a vet before, and the islanders are determined to tempt her from her tortoises and onto their farms.

Can she salvage her career (and the catastrophe of her personal life) before her year on the island is up?

‘A much-needed escape, I warmly recommend this beauty’ NIGELLA LAWSON
‘A magical novel, so uplifting, heartwarming, funny’ MARIAN KEYES
‘Brilliantly and thoroughly imagined. I didn’t want to go home’ NICK HORNBY
‘Sparkling and sophisticated’ JESSIE BURTON

Publisher Review

‘A magical novel, so uplifting, heartwarming, funny . . . I cannot TELL you how much I adored it! This feels as if it was written specifically to give comfort – the perfect antidote to current climes’ * Marian Keyes, author of GROWN UPS * ‘If you can imagine a modern-day Jane Austen washed up on a fictional island … you would get close to the wonder of Francesca Segal’s new novel. But you wouldn’t capture it completely because Segal has a style and wit all of her own. WELCOME TO GLORIOUS TUGA is warm, clever, thoughtful, funny, moving and brilliantly written. I relished every page and can’t wait to press it into everyone’s hands’ * Elizabeth Day, author of MAGPIE * ‘WELCOME TO GLORIOUS TUGA is a gorgeous book … Everything, right down to the fruit, has been brilliantly and thoroughly imagined. I didn’t want to go home’ * Nick Hornby, author of ABOUT A BOY * ‘Sparkling and sophisticated, Welcome To Glorious Tuga is a rare joy. With a cast of complex characters who will restore your belief in humanity, and a tropical setting to escape into, Francesca Segal’s novel reminded me of the pleasures to be had in reading. Profound and comic by turns, she has made us an offering of light, and I would recommend every reader take it’ * Jessie Burton, author of THE MINIATURIST and THE HOUSE OF FORTUNE * ‘A warm, funny, totally addictive novel, with characters, locations, and wisdom that stay with you long after you finish reading. Welcome to Glorious Tuga provided me with the escape I needed, before I realised that I even needed it’ * Sathnam Sanghera, author of EMPIRELAND *