The Other Half of Augusta Hope

By: Joanna Glen

Narrated by: Stephanie Racine, Jude Owusu

‘A therapeutic dose of high-strength emotion’ GUARDIAN

*JOANNA GLEN'S LATEST NOVEL MAYBE, PERHAPS, POSSIBLY IS OUT NOW*

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?

‘It’s going to be all over every book club in Britain before you can say Burundi’ THE TIMES

‘Full of the reality of hope and despair in everyone’s lives’ MIRANDA HART

‘This gem of a novel entertains and moves in equal measure’ DAILY MAIL

‘Keep the tissues close’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

‘An irresistible message of redemption and belonging’ RED magazine

‘Heartening and hopeful’ JESS KIDD, author of Things in Jars

‘Mesmerizingly beautiful’ SARAH HAYWOOD, author of The Cactus

©2019 Joanna Glen (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

The uncanny nature of life

The story of Augusta and Parfait is woven together skilfully and poetically. It held my attention all the way, and I was sorry when it came to an end. That feeling you get when it's hard to know how to follow up a book that's taken you into another world.

Just AMAZING ! Loved every word of the spectacular book.

Recommended for anyone who believes in their dreams and believes in LOVE. Truly a wonderful read.

Endless

Soooooo long - a good story amongst all the endless detail. I finished it but found myself irritated by the English story . The Burundian story was heartbreaking but not enough to keep the book going