'' A magical novel, so uplifting, heartwarming, funny . . . This feels as if it was written specifically to give comfort'' MARIAN KEYES '' Sparkling and sophisticated ... reminded me of the pleasures to be had in reading'' JESSIE BURTON 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 ''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

Autorentext

Francesca Segal is an award-winning writer. 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 trilogy 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.'

Klappentext

'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**

Zusammenfassung

'Joyous A modern-day Jane Austen meets The Durrells' Elizabeth Day

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 taken up a year-long fellowship on the tiny, remote island of Tuga de Oro to study the endangered gold coin tortoises in the jungle interior.

She is warmly embraced by the tight-knit community of islanders and their animals who are keen to adopt Charlotte as Tuga's first vet.

But Charlotte has a family secret that connects her to the island. She is determined to solve the mystery: she just needs to make sure she stays focused on her research, and absolutely does not fall in love with the first man she meets

'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**