The Tuga Island Trilogy
#1 - Welcome to Glorious Tuga
‘A cast of characters who are endearing, maddening and altogether human. I loved it! The very lushness of the magical setting is also a thrill’ ELIZABETH STROUT
'I can't think of anything I’d rather read … Deeply satisfying, engrossing, and utterly charming’ INDIA KNIGHT
READER REVIEWS
‘A glorious escape from reality’
‘Full of romance, intrigue and friendships’
‘Total escapism told so wonderfully and vividly’
‘Uplifting and joyous’
‘I can't wait for the sequel!’
Charlotte Walker has swapped her grey life in London for a year in a tropical paradise.
Officially, she’s there for conservation but the reality is far more complicated.
For somewhere on the island lies the answer to a truth she’s waited her whole life to learn. If she finds it, then perhaps she might finally find herself too.
‘Joyous, a modern-day Jane Austen meets The Durrells’ ELIZABETH DAY
‘One of my favourite books OF ALL TIME’ MARIAN KEYES
‘A much-needed escape’ NIGELLA LAWSON
‘Full of humour, intrigue and colour’ SANTA MONTEFIORE
'Beguiling... Segal is writing in a comic tradition that runs from Jane Austen to David Nicholls’ OBSERVER
EVEN MORE REVIEWS
‘A gorgeous book’ NICK HORNBY
‘A slice of sunshine in book form’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
‘A rare joy’ JESSIE BURTON
‘A perfect holiday read’ RED
‘A book to escape into’ PANDORA SYKES
‘Immersive, vibrant and funny' NINA STIBBE, GUARDIAN
‘A beautiful written feel-good novel’ EVENING STANDARD
#2 - Island Calling
What if your mother knows you better than you know yourself?
‘A cast of characters who are endearing, maddening and altogether human. I loved it! The very lushness of the magical setting is also a thrill’ ELIZABETH STROUT
'Absolutely blissful... Get both books in the series: I’ll eat my hat if you don’t love them' India Knight, Sunday Times
READERS LOVE ISLAND CALLING:
‘An enchanting, funny novel full of beguiling characters!’
‘Thoroughly enjoyable’
‘A fabulous return to the wonderful Island of Tuga’
‘I adore all the characters’
On the remote island of Tuga de Oro, vet Charlotte Walker has been taken to the islanders’ hearts and, between days on the farms and nights with a new love interest, she’s content to remain in blissful retreat from her real life, in London.
Just for now, obviously.
Until real life hits the island with the force of a tropical storm: Charlotte’s mother arrives.
Lucinda Compton-Neville knows an identity crisis when she sees one, and has come to haul her daughter back on course: back to England, back to her career, back home where she belongs.
Funny, moving, and hope-filled, Island Calling is the joyous second novel in the Tuga Island Trilogy – about mothers and daughters; about holding on and letting go.
‘Beguiling ... Segal is writing in a comic tradition that runs from Jane Austen to David Nicholls’' Observer
PRAISE FOR THE TUGA ISLAND TRILOGY:
‘A much-needed escape, I warmly recommend this beauty’ NIGELLA LAWSON
‘A magical novel, so uplifting, heartwarming, funny . . . One of my favourite books OF ALL TIME’ MARIAN KEYES
‘Brilliantly and thoroughly imagined. I didn’t want to go home’ NICK HORNBY
‘Sparkling and sophisticated’ JESSIE BURTON
#3 - High Season
The luminous finale of the Tuga Island trilogy dives deep into the island’s secret past, and asks what will become of its future...
On remote Tuga de Oro tensions are rising. The islanders have always welcomed strangers, but vast new cruise ships are threatening their way of life. The island urgently needs new funds, but unruly tourists risk unbalancing the tranquil idyll.
As the beloved community come under increasing pressure, vet Charlotte Walker battles to protect the tiny tropical island that is their haven, and exhausted doctor Dan Zekri doubles down in his commitment to care for all the families that call it home. Into this fraying landscape returns Alex dos Santos, a young man struggling to find his place, and unable to repair the rift with his sister Annie after their long separation.
Tugans must set their differences aside for the sake of the island’s future. But can the islanders safeguard all they treasure, without losing the heart of all they love?
PRAISE FOR THE TUGA ISLAND NOVELS:
'Absolutely blissful' INDIA KNIGHT
'Magical ... Feels as if it was written specifically to give comfort' MARIAN KEYES
'Joyous ... A modern-day Jane Austen meets The Durrells' ELIZABETH DAY