‘Joyous… A modern-day Jane Austen meets The Durrells’ Elizabeth DayREADERS ADORE WELCOME TO GLORIOUS TUGA‘A glorious escape from reality’‘You can feel the sand and taste the coconut water’‘Full of romance, intrigue and friendships’‘Blue sea; small island; paradise. Sign me up!’‘Deserves to be in everyone’s suitcase this summer’Zoologist Charlotte Walker has taken up a year-long fellowship on the tiny, remote island of Tuga de Oro to study the endangered gold coin tortoises in the jungle interior.

She is warmly embraced by the tight-knit community of islanders – and their animals – who are keen to adopt Charlotte as Tuga’s first vet. But Charlotte has a family secret that connects her to the island.

She is determined to solve the mystery: she just needs to make sure she stays focused on her research, and absolutely does not fall in love with the first man she meets…’A much-needed escape, I warmly recommend this beauty’ NIGELLA LAWSON‘A magical novel, so uplifting, heartwarming, funny’ MARIAN KEYES‘Brilliantly and thoroughly imagined. I didn't want to go home’ NICK HORNBY‘Sparkling and sophisticated’ JESSIE BURTON.