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PUBLISHER: HQ
ISBN: 9780008673369
RRP: £20.00
PAGES: 368
PUBLICATION DATE:
February 26, 2026
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Common Ground
By Elissa Soave
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.
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.
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.
A love letter to community and the power of activism, from the author of Ginger and Me and Graffiti Girls.
Elissa Soave
Elissa Soave won the inaugural Primadonna Prize in 2019. Her debut novel, Ginger and Me (2022), was shortlisted for the Saltire Society Scottish First Book Award, and Graffiti Girls (2025). Elissa has been a judge on the Primadonna Prize and the Curae Prize. She currently lives in South Lanarkshire.