Joanna Glen

The heartbreaking new novel from the author of the Costa shortlisted debut, The Other Half of Augusta Hope ‘One of those rarest of books: so beautiful I almost couldn’t bear it, and so moving I was reading through tears’ STACEY HALLS ‘A glorious journey into loving & longing, rich with colour & warmth’ ANSTEY HARRIS

All My Mothers

YOU'RE NOT LOST. YOU'RE JUST LOOKING. 'Heartening and hopeful' Jess Kidd, author of Things in Jars'Mesmerizingly beautiful' Sarah Haywood, author of The Cactus'An extraordinary masterpiece' Anstey Harris, author of The Truths and Triumphs of Grace Atherton'Gutsy, endearing and entertaining' Deborah Orr'Absolutely brilliant' Gavin Extence, author of The Universe Versus Alex Woods_____________________________________________________________ Augusta Hope has never felt like she fits in. At six, she's memorising the dictionary. At seven, she's correcting her teachers. At eight, she spins the globe and picks her favourite country on the sound of its name: Burundi. And now that she's an adult, Augusta has no interest in the goings-on of the small town where she lives with her parents and her beloved twin sister, Julia. When an unspeakable tragedy upends everything in Augusta's life, she's propelled headfirst into the unknown. She's determined to find where she belongs - but what if her true home, and heart, are half a world away?_____________________________________________________________ AUGUSTA MAY NOT FEEL LIKE SHE FITS IN, BUT READERS ARE FALLING IN LOVE WITH HER... 'What a beautiful moving book...one that will stay with a lot of readers long after closing the last page' Karen W'What a brilliant, brave, clever book' Maddy P'A beautiful tale of family, of loss, of the awkward relationships we build with those we love the most...a must read!' Amelia D'A powerful novel about fitting in, loss, and the people you really have connections with' Siobhan D'The story made me laugh and cry in equal measure, and now it's finished I'm at a slight loss as what to read next' Laura W'I loved this book from the very first line...It's totally original, deeply moving and something really special' Katherine W

The Other Half of Augusta Hope

Maybe, Perhaps, Possibly 

Augusta und Julia sind Zwillingsschwestern. Julia ist noch in den letzten Stunden des Juli geboren, Augusta in der Morgendämmerung des ersten August. Obwohl sie gemeinsam auf die Welt kamen, könnten sie unterschiedlicher kaum sein: Augusta sehnt sich in die Ferne, Julia ist zufrieden dort, wo sie ist. Julia ist ruhig und beständig, während Augusta aufgrund ihrer schwirrenden Gedanken und ihres ständigen Reisefiebers "Libelle" genannt wird. Doch so verschieden Augusta und Julia auch sind, sie halten zusammen wie Pech und Schwefel. Bis Augusta ihre Schwester auf tragische Weise verliert. Augusta muss sich neu im Leben zurechtfinden, als ein Mensch, dem viel zu früh eine Hälfte abhandengekommen ist. Doch Augusta, die Libelle, breitet ihre Flügel aus ...

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