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Join us for an evening while we talk with local author Elissa Soave about her new book Common Ground.

A love letter to community and the power of activism, from the author of Ginger and Me and Graffiti Girls. 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.

Elissa Soave won the inaugural Primadonna Prize in 2019. She is the author of two previous novels: Ginger and Me (2022), which 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.

Information published by Leisure and Culture Dundee.