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The Other Half of Augusta Hope

By: Joanna Glen
Narrated by: Stephanie Racine, Jude Owusu
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‘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 measureDAILY MAIL

Keep the tissues closeGOOD HOUSEKEEPING

An irresistible message of redemption and belongingRED 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
Coming of Age Family Life Fiction Friendship Heartfelt Inspiring Tear-jerking Thought-Provoking
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A gripping very original story.

Loved it to bits. Have told so many friends to read it. Quite an unexpected find. Stories about twins are always fascinating, not just because I have twin grandsons.

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Beautiful

Beautiful story, beautifully read.
thoroughly enjoyed this book and would recommend this to anyone

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The way it was read.

The sense of mystery- how it would conclude and the characters' stories be brought together.

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Loved this book

Well-written, great story and excellent performance. I enjoyed every minute of Augusta Hope's story.

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Beautiful!

This book is just wonderful. It is sad but funny, thought provoking and poignant

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Fabulous Book

This story was absolutely fabulous and beautifully written and narrated. I have enjoyed both of Joanna Glen’s books and if you don’t read them or listen to them - you have missed out!

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Lovely little story

I liked it all, especially the ending. I think it’s a perfect holiday book, but I can see that it would have some deeper things about it that might make it suitable for a book club.

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The Other Half of Augusta Hope

I listened to the Audible version of The Other Half Of Augusta Hope which was narrated by the wonderful voices of Stephanie Racine and Jude Owusu.

I always choose my audible books that have a character led story rather than a gripping thriller as I love to savour the story and get to know the characters over a period of weeks rather than an afternoon frantically page turning.

Augusta Hope is the most wonderful, observational, honest character that I fell for almost immediately. She narrates her story with an innocence and honesty that is both refreshing and emotional.

The story begins with Augusta looking back at her life, growing up in a small town in England with her twin sister Julia and her staid and uptight parents. She is different to her perfect twin, questioning everything and looking to escape her Suburban childhood as soon as she can.

This is a really slow burner but the narrators bring the story to life. It was absolutely mesmerising, beautiful in parts, heartbreaking in others.

I completely recommend the audible version of this story and can’t wait to see what the authors writes next

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A lovely listen!

Brilliant! A heart-warming listen & 10/10 for the narrator. Definitely give this a listen

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Fascination story

Beautiful and emotional, an addictive listen. Great narration. I didn’t want the story to end.

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