An Evening Standard Must Read,Grazia Best Book of 2021 and Independent Debut Not to Miss'Beautifully written,this is a book of real hope and connection'StylistDid you ever have a friend who made you see the world differentlyStan 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 prospectsWhen 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
Publisher: Headline Publishing GroupISBN: 9781472273338Number of pages: 464Weight: 320 gDimensions: 196 x 128 x 40 mm
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An attentive and considered tribute to friendship,reminding us that,for all our human messiness,to have a friend is to enter an enduring pact to face the world togetherA generous and disarming tale of loyalty,injustice and hopeTender and savvy... engrossingly old fashionedCaptured our imagination from the outset... thought-provoking,and beautifully observedHer writing is so brilliantA heartwarming tale of a passionate and beautiful friendshipLong after finishing,Charlie and Stan refuse to be forgotten.I couldn't put this one downA heartfelt,moving depiction of growing up in a complex world together. A joy to readI loved it.When so many of us are missing friends and feeling isolated,this novel feels like balm on a woundA timely and bittersweet novel,full of hopeA bittersweet perspective on the importance of friendship across cultural lines and a magnified glimpse into some of Britain's most glaring social issuesImmersive... here is a writer whose imagination is propelled by compassion,but who underpins her fiction with steely realismI adored this book. Quietly stole my heart,and the ending was breathtaking.,It left me with so much to think about. A beautiful novelTender but never sentimental, COMMON GROUND is a glorious novel about friendship,prejudice and injustice,which exposes the common threads that bind us together
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