Reviews
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 together
Tender but never sentimental, COMMON GROUND is a glorious novel about friendship, prejudice and injustice, which exposes the common threads that bind us together
Long after finishing, Charlie and Stan refuse to be forgotten. I couldn't put this one down
A heartfelt, moving depiction of growing up in a complex world together. A joy to read
A generous and disarming tale of loyalty, injustice and hope
Tender and savvy... engrossingly old fashioned
I loved it. When so many of us are missing friends and feeling isolated, this novel feels like balm on a wound
A timely and bittersweet novel, full of hope
A bittersweet perspective on the importance of friendship across cultural lines and a magnified glimpse into some of Britain's most glaring social issues
Immersive... here is a writer whose imagination is propelled by compassion, but who underpins her fiction with steely realism
I adored this book. Quietly stole my heart, and the ending was breathtaking., It left me with so much to think about. A beautiful novel
Her writing is so brilliant
Captured our imagination from the outset... thought-provoking, and beautifully observed
A heartwarming tale of a passionate and beautiful friendship