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The Other Half of Augusta Hope by Joanna Glen

This is a story for anyone who has ever felt like they don’t belong…

We are giving 5 lucky reading groups the chance to win 10 paperback copies of the Costa First Novel shortlisted The Other Half of Augusta Hope to read and review.

People have been falling in love with Augusta, and we can’t wait to hear what you think! We hugely appreciate you posting your reviews on Amazon, Lovereading, Goodreads or any other retailer/reading sites. You can also tweet us @HarperFiction or @BoroughPress using #AugustaHope and tag the author @JoannaGlenBooks.

ABOUT THE BOOK

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?

Closing date: 6th January 2020

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