Joanna Glen

This is a story for anyone who has ever felt like they don’t belong. ‘I really enjoyed this book ... great observational comic gems within a fast moving story full of the reality of despair and hope in everyone’s lives’ MIRANDA HART

The Other Half of Augusta Hope

Gordon McLean

Prose and tears and life and love

What is a good book? Does it make you turn the pages faster and faster in the hope of getting to the end of the story all the sooner? Or is it all in the words, the languid flow of prose as it tickles across your (wordy, worldly?) palate?

This is a book that delivers both, a book to be savoured despite the longing of the next page. A story of a slightly strange girl, and lost man. They grow in their own ways.

A wonderful book, slow in places but never wasteful, you will laugh, and cry.

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

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