Welcome to Glorious Tuga
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Published:6th Jun '24
£18.99
This title is due to be published on 6th June, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
'A magical novel, so uplifting, heartwarming, funny ... Feels as if it was written specifically to give comfort' MARIAN KEYES
Sail to the tropical paradise where secrets don't stay hidden for long ...
Zoologist Charlotte Walker has taken up a fellowship on the tiny, remote island of Tuga de Oro to study the endangered gold coin tortoises in the jungle interior. She can claim the best of reasons for this year in paradise – what better motivation than to save a species? – but the reality is more complex. For Charlotte has a secret that connects her to the island and has finally determined to solve the mystery ...
A complete and vivid world to escape to, Welcome to Glorious Tuga celebrates a fictional island, and the warm-hearted families who live there. Enchanting, uplifting and very funny, this is a captivating novel about love, belonging, and what it really means to come home.
'A gorgeous book ... brilliantly and thoroughly imagined. I didn't want to go home' NICK HORNBY
‘Sparkling and sophisticated ... reminded me of the pleasures to be had in reading' JESSIE BURTON
'Imagine a modern-day Jane Austen washed up on a fictional island ... Warm, clever, thoughtful, funny, moving and brilliantly written' ELIZABETH DAY
‘Pure joy in book form, a hilarious, inviting holiday for the spirit’ NAOMI ALDERMAN
'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 addictivenovel, with characters, locations, and wisdom that stay with you long after you finish reading. Welcome to Glorious Tugaprovided me with the escape I needed, before I realised that I even needed it' * Sathnam Sanghera, author of EMPIRELAND *
ISBN: 9781784745387
Dimensions: 240mm x 156mm x 40mm
Weight: 750g
368 pages