{"product_id":"9780008673321","title":"Common Ground","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Soave, Elissa \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 05\/11\/2026,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 368 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780008673321,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The perfect antidote to dark nights and our current news cycle' Scotsman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Germaine only accepted the job at the Kenmar allotments for a fresh start. Far from anyone who knows her history she can focus on work and tending to her own plot. Most of the other plot-holders keep to themselves and that suits her just fine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e But when the local council announces plans to turn the allotments into luxury housing, Germaine finds herself leading a battle to save the place that has become a sanctuary for fractured souls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Amidst crumbling sheds and overgrown paths, the rag-tag band plan protests, forge alliances and uncover long-buried secrets. Soon they’ll learn that the allotments aren’t just plots of land but a place to belong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A love letter to community and the power of activism, from the author of Ginger and Me and Graffiti Girls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Praise for Common Ground\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘A warm and tender portrait of a community coming together in crisis – and learning to fight back. Humanity glows from every page’ Karen Campbell\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Common Ground is a book like a warm hug. A comforting story of coming together, friendship and the strength of community. A book to reassure’ Catherine Simpson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Common Ground is shot through with seriousness, warmth \u0026amp; wit, and confirms that Elissa Soave is one of the surest and clearest voices in Scottish fiction.' Andrew Meehan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'What a group of beautifully depicted, perfectly flawed and deeply engaging characters' Helen Paris\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'A heartwarming, empowering neighbourhood adventure about growing ourselves and one another, nurturing our public spaces and being so much stronger together than we can ever be apart. I loved spending time with these characters' Emma Styles\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57621423587701,"sku":"9780008673321","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780008673321.jpg?v=1790927945","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.pro\/products\/9780008673321","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}