{"product_id":"common-ground-by-elissa-soave-hardback","title":"Common Ground By Elissa Soave (Hardback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e26\/02\/2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemprop=\"description\" id=\"scope_book_description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'The perfect antidote to dark nights and our current news cycle' Scotsman\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGermaine 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\n\u003cp\u003eBut 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\n\u003cp\u003eAmidst 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\n\u003cp\u003eA love letter to community and the power of activism, from the author of Ginger and Me and Graffiti Girls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for Common Ground\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\n\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\n\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\n\u003cp\u003e'What a group of beautifully depicted, perfectly flawed and deeply engaging characters' Helen Paris\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pdp-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePublisher information\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublisher:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"publisher\"\u003eHarperCollins Publishers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eISBN:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"isbn\"\u003e9780008673369\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNumber of pages:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"numberOfPages\"\u003e368\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDimensions:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"height\"\u003e240\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan itemprop=\"width\"\u003e159\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan itemprop=\"depth\"\u003e32\u003c\/span\u003e mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWeight:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"weight\"\u003e580 g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLanguage:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"inLanguage\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Starlight Library","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":51966858920249,"sku":null,"price":29.0,"currency_code":"IQD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0951\/4624\/6457\/files\/717EVF3lblL._SL1500.jpg?v=1771954288","url":"https:\/\/starlightlibrary.shop\/products\/common-ground-by-elissa-soave-hardback","provider":"Starlight Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}