The Other Half of Augusta Hope (Hardback)
Joanna Glen (author)Published: 13/06/2019
An enchanting yarn perfect for fans of Rachel Joyce and Ruth Hogan, The Other Half of Augusta Hope interweaves the twin journeys of the eponymous heroine and Parfait, a refugee from Burundi trying to make a new life for himself. Tenderly written and uplifting, Joanna Glen’s debut is an absolute gem.
You're not lost. You're just looking.
Augusta Hope has never felt like she fits in.
And she's right - she doesn't. 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?
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9780008314156
Number of pages: 384
Weight: 550 g
Dimensions: 227 x 159 x 35 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'I found it both a mesmerizingly beautiful portrait of a young woman discovering what home means to her, and a poignant depiction of how our actions can touch other people's lives in ways we could never have anticipated. Augusta and Parfait are wonderful characters; I was willing them on to find the happiness and peace they both deserved' - Sarah Haywood, author of The Cactus
'Joanna Glen weaves a uniquely heartening and hopeful story. A story about pain, the solace of words and our search to belong, to a place, to a person. Welcome to the world of the wonderful Augusta Hope' - Jess Kidd, author Himself and Things in Jars
'Without a doubt one of the best books I have ever read - an extraordinary masterpiece' - Anstey Harris, author of The Truths and Triumphs of Grace Atherton
'The most gutsy, endearing and entertaining meditation on the meaning of human existence that you're ever likely to read' - Deborah Orr
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