Welcome to Glorious Tuga

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…

About the Author

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.

Reviews

"A magical novel, so uplifting, heartwarming, funny... Feels as if it was written specifically to give comfort" —Marian Keyes

"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

Dimensions: 15.2 x 2.8 x 23.4 cm