THE DESTINATION READ OF THE YEAR. Your paradise awaits ...
READER FAVOURITE IN THE GOOD HOUSEKEEPING GOOD BOOKS SUMMER COLLECTION
Travel far enough and you might just find yourself - on the world's most remote tropical island
READER REVIEWS
'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'
Charlotte Walker has swapped her grey life in London for a year in a tropical paradise.
Officially, she's there for conservation but the reality is far more complicated.
For somewhere on the island lies the answer to a truth she's waited her whole life to learn. If she finds it, then perhaps she might finally find herself too.
'Joyous, a modern-day Jane Austen meets The Durrells' ELIZABETH DAY
'One of my favourite books OF ALL TIME' MARIAN KEYES
'A much-needed escape' NIGELLA LAWSON
'Full of humour, intrigue and colour' SANTA MONTEFIORE
EVEN MORE REVIEWS
'A gorgeous book' NICK HORNBY
'A slice of sunshine in book form' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
'A rare joy' JESSIE BURTON
'A perfect holiday read' RED
'Joyous, sexy, uplifting, funny, fascinating' OBSERVER
'A book to escape into' PANDORA SYKES
'Immersive, vibrant and funny' NINA STIBBE, GUARDIAN
'A beautiful written feel-good novel' EVENING STANDARD
About the Author
Francesca Segal is an award-winning writer and journalist. Her first novel, The Innocents, won the 2012 Costa First Novel Award, the 2012 National Jewish Book Award for Fiction, the 2013 Sami Rohr Prize, and a Betty Trask Award. Her most recent novel, The Awkward Age (‘smart, soulful and compelling’, Nick Hornby) was published in 2017.
Industry Reviews
'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
'Pure joy in book form, a hilarious, inviting holiday for the spirit'
— Alderman, author of THE POWER
'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
'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
