{"product_id":"9780008314187","title":"The Other Half of Augusta Hope: The best-selling, heart-warming debut novel shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the Authors’ Club Best First Novel Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e‘A therapeutic dose of high-strength emotion’ \u003cem\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e*JOANNA GLEN'S LATEST NOVEL \u003cem\u003eMAYBE, PERHAPS, POSSIBLY\u003c\/em\u003e IS OUT NOW*\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eAugusta Hope has never felt like she fits in.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 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: \u003cem\u003eBurundi\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAnd 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e‘It’s going to be all over every book club in Britain before you can say Burundi’\u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003cem\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Full of the reality of hope and despair in everyone’s lives’ \u003c\/strong\u003eMIRANDA HART\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cstrong\u003eThis gem of a novel entertains and moves in equal measure\u003c\/strong\u003e’ \u003cem\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cstrong\u003eKeep the tissues close\u003c\/strong\u003e’ \u003cem\u003eGOOD HOUSEKEEPING \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cstrong\u003eAn irresistible message of redemption and belonging\u003c\/strong\u003e’ \u003cem\u003eRED\u003c\/em\u003e magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cstrong\u003eHeartening and hopeful\u003c\/strong\u003e’ JESS KIDD, author of \u003cem\u003eThings in Jars\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cstrong\u003eMesmerizingly beautiful\u003c\/strong\u003e’ SARAH HAYWOOD, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Cactus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cstrong\u003eAn extraordinary masterpiece\u003c\/strong\u003e’ ANSTEY HARRIS, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Truths and Triumphs of Grace Atherton\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Gutsy, endearing and entertaining’\u003c\/strong\u003e DEBORAH ORR\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Absolutely brilliant’ \u003c\/strong\u003eGAVIN EXTENCE, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Universe Versus Alex Wood\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoanna Glen's The Other Half of Augusta Hope is a prize-winning novel that delves into the intricacies of family dynamics and friendship. It's a top-rated fiction book that has been both long-listed and short-listed for various awards, showcasing the author's ability to weave a compelling narrative around cultural heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Clare Leslie Hall (Broken Country), Ariel Lawhon (When We Had Wings), Jojo Moyes (The Giver of Stars), Kristin Hannah (The Nightingale), and Sheila O'Flanagan (What Eden Did Next).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joanna Glen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889480159381,"sku":"9780008314187","price":39.49,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008314187_361ceabe-0ed4-476c-82cb-5c0aaad1fc6a.jpg?v=1776888623","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008314187","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}