Common Ground
Autor Naomi Ishiguroen Limba Engleză Paperback – 25 mar 2021
'A wonderful book, both tender and wise' Okechukwu Nzelu
'Immersive and timely... you will root for Charlie and Stan from the first page' Deepa Anappara
From the acclaimed author of ESCAPE ROUTES, 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?
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 147227332X
Dimensiuni: 152 x 233 x 35 mm
Greutate: 0.53 kg
Editura: Headline
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Descriere
*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' Stylist
Did you ever have a friend who made you see the world differently?
Stan 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?
When 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?
Recenzii
A generous and disarming tale of loyalty, injustice and hope
Tender and savvy... engrossingly old fashioned
Captured our imagination from the outset... thought-provoking, and beautifully observed
Her writing is so brilliant
A heartwarming tale of a passionate and beautiful friendship
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
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
Tender but never sentimental, COMMON GROUND is a glorious novel about friendship, prejudice and injustice, which exposes the common threads that bind us together