Welcome to Glorious Tuga

Reviews / Votes

'A magical novel, so uplifting, heartwarming, funny . . . I cannot TELL you how much I adored it! This feels as if it was written specifically to give comfort - the perfect antidote to current climes' * Marian Keyes, author of GROWN UPS * If you're looking for a perfect holiday read, this is it * Red * 'Sparkling and sophisticated, Welcome To Glorious Tuga is a rare joy. With a cast of complex characters who will restore your belief in humanity, and a tropical setting to escape into, Francesca Segal's novel reminded me of the pleasures to be had in reading. Profound and comic by turns, she has made us an offering of light, and I would recommend every reader take it' * Jessie Burton, author of THE MINIATURIST and THE HOUSE OF FORTUNE * A slice of sunshine in book form!... The descriptions of the island and its community are particularly gorgeous * Good Housekeeping, *Summer Reads of 2024* * 'WELCOME TO GLORIOUS TUGA is a gorgeous book ... Everything, right down to the fruit, has been brilliantly and thoroughly imagined. I didn't want to go home' * Nick Hornby, author of ABOUT A BOY * 'Perfect for summer . . . Immersive, vibrant and funny' * Nina Stibbe, 'Your holiday reading 2024' Guardian * 'If you can imagine a modern-day Jane Austen washed up on a fictional island ... you would get close to the wonder of Francesca Segal's new novel. But you wouldn't capture it completely because Segal has a style and wit all of her own. WELCOME TO GLORIOUS TUGA is warm, clever, thoughtful, funny, moving and brilliantly written. I relished every page and can't wait to press it into everyone's hands' * Elizabeth Day, author of MAGPIE * Stunningly well-written; full of great characters; warm and wise; twisty and dramatic, this is a novel I never wanted to end. I hope desperately for a sequel * Daily Mail * 'If you're looking for the perfect holiday read without even going on holiday, just as a much-needed escape from it all, I warmly recommend this beauty . . . Cannot wait for the next volume in the series' * Nigella Lawson * There aren't enough superlatives for this book... Joyous, sexy, uplifting, funny, fascinating and more * Observer, *Summer Reads of 2024* * 'I really enjoyed this charming and beautifully written novel. It's original and uplifting and full of humour, intrigue and colour' * Santa Montefiore. * This warm and completely addictive novel is escapism at its finest * i * 'For anyone feeling a bit battered by life, this novel is the tonic ... It's a book to escape into (who doesn't want to be on a tropical island?) but it's also a book about community ... [Segal's] descriptions of the island and its inhabitants are elegantly written, lush and vivid' * Pandora Sykes * A beautiful written feel-good novel * Evening Standard, *Summer Reads of 2024* * 'Pure joy in book form, a hilarious, inviting holiday for the spirit' * Naomi Alderman, author of THE POWER * Beautifully written, this is a glorious dose of pure summer escapism * Glamour * A joyful escape - funny, tender and wise * Fiona Valpy, author of The Dressmaker's Gift * Sharp, funny, and infused with perfectly judged romance and enchantment, it's the first in a projected trilogy - which is just as well, since Tuga is a world you won't want to leave * Mail on Sunday * 'Welcome to Glorious Tuga will draw you in and demand-with a warm smile-that you embrace island life and stay a while. Francesca Segal's latest asks hard questions about what it means to belong, while charming with an irresistible cast of characters who are deliciously intertwined. A delight from start to finish!' * Shelby Van Pelt, author of instant New York Times bestseller, Remarkably Bright Creatures * 'What a treat to spend time in glorious Tuga, where birds are protected and ice pops handed out to children, where donkeys are ridden like communal bicycles, and Charlotte struggles to shake off the dilemma she arrives with. Moving and funny, and fabulously imagined, I was with her through every twist and turn' * Esther Freud, author of HIDEOUS KINKY *