{"product_id":"welcome-to-glorious-tuga-francesca-segal","title":"Welcome to Glorious Tuga – Francesca Segal","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrancesca Segal’s warmly observed, sharply witty new novel — \u003cem\u003eWelcome to Glorious Tuga\u003c\/em\u003e is a tender, funny exploration of community, belonging, and what we’re really searching for when we think we’re searching for paradise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in a fictional Mediterranean town, the novel weaves together the lives of a cast of characters whose paths intertwine in unexpected, often comic, always deeply human ways. Segal brings her trademark elegance and compassion to every page, finding both the absurdity and the poignancy in the way people reach for connection — and sometimes find it in the last place they expected.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCelebrated for its found family themes, gentle small-town satire, and the quietly devastating emotional truth beneath its wit. The line that stays with readers: \u003cem\u003e\"Sometimes paradise is not what you expect.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of \u003cstrong\u003eThe Awkward Age\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eThe Innocents\u003c\/strong\u003e by Segal, \u003cstrong\u003eElizabeth Strout’s\u003c\/strong\u003e community-centred novels, and \u003cstrong\u003eAnne Tyler’s\u003c\/strong\u003e character-driven fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA trade paperback (2024) in Good condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jhb Preloved Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45061476745331,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/3357\/6307\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_28171a35-1e7d-420c-9866-98d03b3b1ec1.jpg?v=1780395993","url":"https:\/\/jhbprelovedbooks.co.za\/products\/welcome-to-glorious-tuga-francesca-segal","provider":"Jhb Preloved Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}