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A bighearted page-turner set on a remote island in the South Atlantic Ocean about love, community, and what it means to come homePassionate about conservation and fleeing an argument with her mother, newly qualified London vet Charlotte Walker has taken up a fellowship on the tiny South Atlantic 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 secretly come to believe that she has her own connection to this remote and eccentric community, and she is finally determined to solve the mystery that has dominated her life.But she will have little time for any of her declared or covert investigations. She is inconveniently attracted to the new island doctor. And not only do Tuga's tortoises need attention but so too do the island's dogs, goats, and donkeys--not to mention the islanders themselves, determined to win Charlotte over with cake and homemade jam until she relents and becomes vet to all their animals.A complete, vivid world unto itself, Welcome to Glorious Tuga is a bewitching combination of warmth and humor. Immersive and uplifting, it transports the reader to an island that time forgot, bringing to life a cast of flawed, loveable people, like a contemporary James Herriot beneath the coconut palms.

A bighearted page-turner set on a remote island in the South Atlantic Ocean about love, community, and what it means to come homePassionate about conservation and fleeing an argument with her mother, newly qualified London vet Charlotte Walker has taken up a fellowship on the tiny South Atlantic 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 secretly come to believe that she has her own connection to this remote and eccentric community, and she is finally determined to solve the mystery that has dominated her life.But she will have little time for any of her declared or covert investigations. She is inconveniently attracted to the new island doctor. And not only do Tuga's tortoises need attention but so too do the island's dogs, goats, and donkeys--not to mention the islanders themselves, determined to win Charlotte over with cake and homemade jam until she relents and becomes vet to all their animals.A complete, vivid world unto itself, Welcome to Glorious Tuga is a bewitching combination of warmth and humor. Immersive and uplifting, it transports the reader to an island that time forgot, bringing to life a cast of flawed, loveable people, like a contemporary James Herriot beneath the coconut palms.

Adam and Rachel are getting married at last. Childhood sweethearts whose lives and families have been intertwined for years; theirs is set to be the wedding of the year. But then Rachel's cousin Ellie makes an unexpected return to the family fold.

'A very smart, soulful, compelling novel' Nick HornbyWhat does it take to be a family?Julia has fallen deeply, unexpectedly in love. Itâ??s perfect but for two things: their children. Juliaâ??s beloved daughter Gwen loathes James and Jamesâ??s son Nathan takes pleasure in antagonising his new stepsister.

"It is impossible to resist this novel's wit, grace, and charm." --Lauren Groff, author of The Monsters of Templeton and Arcadia A smart and slyly funny tale of love, temptation, confusion, and commitment; a triumphant and beautifully executed recasting of Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence. Newly engaged and unthinkingly self-satisfied, twenty-eight-year-old Adam Newman is the prize catch of Temple Fortune, a small, tight-knit Jewish suburb of London. He has been dating Rachel Gilbert since they were both sixteen and now, to the relief and happiness of the entire Gilbert family, they are finally to marry. To Adam, Rachel embodies the highest values of Temple Fortune; she is innocent, conventional, and entirely secure in her community--a place in which everyone still knows the whereabouts of their nursery school classmates. Marrying Rachel will cement Adam's role in a warm, inclusive family he loves. But as the vast machinery of the wedding gathers momentum, Adam feels the first faint touches of claustrophobia, and when Rachel's younger cousin Ellie Schneider moves home from New York, she unsettles Adam more than he'd care to admit. Ellie--beautiful, vulnerable, and fiercely independent--offers a liberation that he hadn't known existed: a freedom from the loving interference and frustrating parochialism of North West London. Adam finds himself questioning everything, suddenly torn between security and exhilaration, tradition and independence. What might he be missing by staying close to home?

Travel far enough and you might just find yourself‘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 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’

'Heart-wrenching, heart-warming and heartfelt' Adam Kay, author of This is Going to HurtAfter her twin girls are born early, Francesca Segal finds herself keeping vigil by their side in hospital, all romantic expectations of new parenthood obliterated.

‘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 TIMESREADERS 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

'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 BURTONSail 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

What if your mother knows you better than you know yourself?On remote Tuga de Oro, vet Charlotte Walker has been taken to the islanders’ hearts and, between days on the farms and nights with a new love interest, she’s content to remain in blissful retreat from her real life, in London.Just for now, obviously.Until real life hits the island with the force of a tropical storm: Charlotte’s mother arrives.Lucinda Compton-Neville knows an identity crisis when she sees one, and has come to haul her daughter back on course: back to England, back to her career, back home where she belongs.Funny, moving, and hope-filled, Island Calling is the joyous second novel in the Tuga Trilogy – about mothers and daughters; about holding on and letting go.READERS LOVE ISLAND CALLING:‘The perfect summer holiday read’‘Thoroughly enjoyable’‘A fabulous return to the wonderful Island of Tuga’‘I adore all the characters’PRAISE FOR WELCOME TO GLORIOUS TUGA:‘A much-needed escape, I warmly recommend this beauty’ NIGELLA LAWSON‘A magical novel, so uplifting, heartwarming, funny . . . One of my favourite books OF ALL TIME’ MARIAN KEYES‘Brilliantly and thoroughly imagined. I didn’t want to go home’ NICK HORNBY‘Sparkling and sophisticated’ JESSIE BURTON

'Beguiling ... Segal is writing in a comic tradition that runs from Jane Austen to David Nicholls' Observer What if your mother knows you better than you know yourself? On remote Tuga de Oro, vet Charlotte Walker has been taken to the islanders’ hearts and, between days on the farms and nights with a new love interest, she’s content to remain in blissful retreat from her real life, in London. Just for now, obviously. Until real life hits the island with the force of a tropical storm: Charlotte’s mother arrives. Lucinda Compton-Neville knows an identity crisis when she sees one, and has come to haul her daughter back on course: back to England, back to her career, back home where she belongs. Funny, moving, and hope-filled, Island Calling is the joyous second novel in the Tuga Island Trilogy – about mothers and daughters; about holding on and letting go. READERS LOVE ISLAND CALLING: ‘The perfect summer holiday read’ ‘Thoroughly enjoyable’ ‘A fabulous return to the wonderful Island of Tuga’ ‘I adore all the characters’ PRAISE FOR WELCOME TO GLORIOUS TUGA: ‘A much-needed escape, I warmly recommend this beauty’ NIGELLA LAWSON ‘A magical novel, so uplifting, heartwarming, funny . . . One of my favourite books OF ALL TIME’ MARIAN KEYES ‘Brilliantly and thoroughly imagined. I didn’t want to go home’ NICK HORNBY ‘Sparkling and sophisticated’ JESSIE BURTON