{"product_id":"common-ground-9781472273338","title":"Common Ground","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*An \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard \u003c\/i\u003eMust Read, \u003ci\u003eGrazia \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of 2021 and \u003ci\u003eIndependent \u003c\/i\u003eDebut Not to Miss*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Beautifully written, this is a book of real hope and connection'' \u003ci\u003eStylist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDid you ever have a friend who made you see the world differently?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStan did, and his name was Charlie.  They crossed paths by chance one day, cycling on Goshawk Common.  Fearless, clever, older, Charlie was everything Stan - bullied and adrift after his father''s death - wanted to be.  Charlie taught Stan to ask questions, to stand on his own two feet.  But could their friendship endure in a world that offered these two boys such different prospects?\u003cbr\u003eWhen the two meet again, as adults, the tables have turned, and while Stan is revelling in all the city has to offer, Charlie is the one struggling.  But will Stan be there for the man who once showed him the meaning of loyalty?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eattentive and considered \u003c\/b\u003etribute to friendship, reminding us that, for all our human messiness, \u003cb\u003eto have a friend is to enter an enduring pact to face the world together\u003c\/b\u003e -- Ronan Hession, author of LEONARD AND HUNGRY PAUL\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003egenerous and disarming\u003c\/b\u003e tale of loyalty, injustice and hope * New Statesman *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTender and savvy\u003c\/b\u003e... engrossingly old fashioned * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaptured our imagination \u003c\/b\u003efrom the outset...\u003cb\u003e thought-provoking, and beautifully observed\u003c\/b\u003e * Independent *\u003cbr\u003eHer writing is \u003cb\u003eso brilliant\u003c\/b\u003e * Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003eheartwarming \u003c\/b\u003etale of a \u003cb\u003epassionate and beautiful friendship\u003c\/b\u003e * TLS *\u003cbr\u003eLong after finishing, Charlie and Stan refuse to be forgotten.  \u003cb\u003eI couldn't put this one down\u003c\/b\u003e -- Molly Aitken, author of THE ISLAND CHILD\u003cbr\u003eA\u003cb\u003e heartfelt, moving\u003c\/b\u003e depiction of growing up in a complex world together.\u003cb\u003e A joy to read\u003c\/b\u003e -- Nick Bradley, author of THE CAT AND THE CITY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI loved it\u003c\/b\u003e.  When so many of us are missing friends and feeling isolated, this novel \u003cb\u003efeels like balm on a wound\u003c\/b\u003e -- Megan Bradbury, author of EVERYONE IS WATCHING\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003etimely and bittersweet \u003c\/b\u003enovel, \u003cb\u003efull of hope\u003c\/b\u003e -- Helen Cullen, author of THE LOST LETTERS OF WILLIAM WOOLF\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA bittersweet perspective on the importance of friendship\u003c\/b\u003e across cultural lines and a magnified glimpse into some of Britain's most glaring social issues * Bad Form *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eImmersive\u003c\/b\u003e... here is a writer whose imagination is \u003cb\u003epropelled by compassion\u003c\/b\u003e, but who underpins her fiction with steely realism * Herald *\u003cbr\u003eI \u003cb\u003eadored this book\u003c\/b\u003e. Quietly stole my heart, and the ending was \u003cb\u003ebreathtaking\u003c\/b\u003e., It left me with so much to think about. A \u003cb\u003ebeautiful \u003c\/b\u003enovel -- Ericka Waller, author of DOG DAYS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTender but never sentimental,\u003c\/b\u003e COMMON GROUND is \u003cb\u003ea glorious novel\u003c\/b\u003e about friendship, prejudice and injustice, which exposes the common threads that bind us together -- Gemma Reeves, author of VICTORIA PARK","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408739246423,"sku":"9781472273338","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472273338.jpg?v=1730504024","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/common-ground-9781472273338","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}