Shortlisted for the Authors Club Best First Novel AwardA therapeutic dose of high-strength emotion GUARDIANAugusta Hope has never felt like she fits in.At six, shes memorising the dictionary. At seven, shes 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?Its going to be all over every book club in Britain before you can say Burundi THE TIMESFull of the reality of hope and despair in everyones lives MIRANDA HARTThis gem of a novel entertains and moves in equal measure DAILY MAILKeep the tissues close GOOD HOUSEKEEPINGAn irresistible message of redemption and belonging RED magazineHeartening and hopeful JESS KIDD, author of Things in JarsMesmerizingly beautiful SARAH HAYWOOD, author of The CactusAn extraordinary masterpiece ANSTEY HARRIS, author of The Truths and Triumphs of Grace AthertonGutsy, endearing and entertaining DEBORAH ORRAbsolutely brilliant GAVIN EXTENCE, author of The Universe Versus Alex Wood