Welcome to Glorious Tuga

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THE DESTINATION READ OF THE YEAR. Your paradise awaits ... Travel far enough and you might just find yourself 'Joyous, a modern-day Jane Austen meets The Durrells' ELIZABETH DAY 'A magical novel, so uplifting, heartwarming, funny' MARIAN KEYES 'A much-needed escape' NIGELLA LAWSON 'Full of humour, intrigue and colour' SANTA MONTEFIORE Welcome to glorious Tuga - the world's most remote island and Charlotte Walker's new home. Charlotte has swapped her grey life in London for a year in this tropical paradise. Officially, she's there for conservation but the reality is far more complicated. For somewhere on Tuga 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. 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'

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'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 youre looking for a perfect holiday read, this is it * Red *
'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 slice of sunshine in book form!... The descriptions of the island and its community are particularly gorgeous * Good Housekeeping, *Summer Reads of 2024* *
'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 *
'Perfect for summer . . . Immersive, vibrant and funny' * Nina Stibbe, 'Your holiday reading 2024' Guardian *
'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 *
Stunningly well-written; full of great characters; warm and wise; twisty and dramatic, this is a novel I never wanted to end. I hope desperately for a sequel * Daily Mail *
'If youre looking for the perfect holiday read without even going on holiday, just as a much-needed escape from it all, I warmly recommend this beauty . . . Cannot wait for the next volume in the series' * Nigella Lawson *
There arent enough superlatives for this book Joyous, sexy, uplifting, funny, fascinating and more * Observer, *Summer Reads of 2024* *
'I really enjoyed this charming and beautifully written novel. Its original and uplifting and full of humour, intrigue and colour * Santa Montefiore. *
This warm and completely addictive novel is escapism at its finest * i *
'For anyone feeling a bit battered by life, this novel is the tonic ... Its a book to escape into (who doesnt want to be on a tropical island) but its also a book about community ... [Segal's] descriptions of the island and its inhabitants are elegantly written, lush and vivid' * Pandora Sykes *
A beautiful written feel-good novel * Evening Standard, *Summer Reads of 2024* *
'Pure joy in book form, a hilarious, inviting holiday for the spirit' * Naomi Alderman, author of THE POWER *
Beautifully written, this is a glorious dose of pure summer escapism * Glamour *
A joyful escape - funny, tender and wise * Fiona Valpy, author of The Dressmaker's Gift *
Sharp, funny, and infused with perfectly judged romance and enchantment, its the first in a projected trilogy which is just as well, since Tuga is a world you wont want to leave * Mail on Sunday *
'Welcome to Glorious Tuga will draw you in and demandwith a warm smilethat you embrace island life and stay a while. Francesca Segals latest asks hard questions about what it means to belong, while charming with an irresistible cast of characters who are deliciously intertwined. A delight from start to finish!' * Shelby Van Pelt, author of instant New York Times bestseller, Remarkably Bright Creatures *
'What a treat to spend time in glorious Tuga, where birds are protected and ice pops handed out to children, where donkeys are ridden like communal bicycles, and Charlotte struggles to shake off the dilemma she arrives with. Moving and funny, and fabulously imagined, I was with her through every twist and turn' * Esther Freud, author of HIDEOUS KINKY *

Author Bio

Francesca Segal is an award-winning writer and journalist. She is the author of two critically acclaimed novels, The Innocents (2012) and The Awkward Age (2017), and a memoir of NICU motherhood, Mother Ship (2019). Her writing has won the 2012 Costa First Novel Award, a Betty Trask Award, and been longlisted for the Women's Prize. Segal says- 'Writing this novel was a deliberate reaching out for joy. The world can feel very bleak, and bringing Tuga to life became my own magical portal to wide beaches, crystal seas, endless sunshine, and most vitally, to a warm, eccentric community of good people mostly just trying to do their best. Tuga de Oro was a refuge for its first settlers, and I hope will offer refuge for readers, too.'