Common Ground

Naomi Ishiguro

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Headline
30 March 2021

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Historical fiction

*An Evening Standard Must Read, Grazia Best Book of 2021 and Independent Debut Not to Miss
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'Beautifully written, this is a book of real hope and connection' Stylist

A bittersweet story of coming-of-age in a divided world, in the tradition of TIN MAN or BLACK SWAN GREEN.

It's a lonely life for Stan, at a new school that feels more ordeal than fresh start, and at home where he and his mother struggle to break the silence after his father's death. When he encounters fearless, clever Charlie on the local common, all of that begins to change. Charlie's curiosity is infectious, and it is Charlie who teaches Stan, for the first time, to stand on his own two feet. But will their unit of two be strong enough to endure in a world that offers these boys such different prospects?

The pair part ways, until their paths cross once again, as adults in London. Now Stan is revelling in all that the city has to offer, while Charlie seems to have hit a brick wall. He needs Stan's help, and above all his friendship, but is Stan really there for the man who once showed him the meaning of loyalty?

By: Naomi Ishiguro
Imprint: Headline
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 36mm
Weight: 520g
ISBN: 9781472273321
ISBN 10: 147227332X
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 30 March 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Naomi Ishiguro is the author of the acclaimed story collection, ESCAPE ROUTES. A former bookseller and Bibliotherapist at Mr B.'s Emporium in Bath, she now lives and writes in London. COMMON GROUND is her first novel.

Reviews for Common Ground

Winsomely written and engagingly quirky - The Sunday Times Stories that start like delicate webs, and finish like unbreakable wire traps - Neil Gaiman Naomi Ishiguro threads magic through carefully observed realism. This is a writer whose voice I hope to be following for many years to come - Rowan Hisayo Buchanan

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Common Ground

Naomi Ishiguro

$34.99

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