The Other Half of Augusta Hope

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Author
Joanna Glenn
Publisher
HarperCollins
Genre
Fiction
ISBN
9780008314156

The Other Half of Augusta Hope

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Synopsis

This is a story for anyone who has ever felt like they don't belong.

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 HAVE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH HER… ‘Keep the tissues close' Good Housekeeping‘A beautifully written debut novel with unforgettable characters and an irresistible message of redemption and belonging' Red magazine‘This gem of a novel entertains and moves in equal measure' Daily Mail‘Heartening and hopeful' Jess Kidd, author of Things in Jars 
Joanna Glenn
About the author

Joanna Glenn

Joanna Glen read Spanish at the University of London, with a stint at the Faculty of Arts at Cordoba University in the south of Spain. She went on to teach Spanish and English to all ages, and, latterly, was a School Principal in London. She has edited a variety of non-fiction books, is a visiting lecturer, a communications coach and an adviser and trainer for schools. Joanna's short fiction has appeared in the Bath Flash Fiction Anthology. She lives with her husband and children on the River Thames in Battersea, returning to Andalusia whenever it gets too grey. The Other Half of Augusta Hope is her first novel.

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