Praise for Common Ground:

‘A warm and tender portrait of a community coming together in crisis – and learning to fight back. Humanity glows from every page’ Karen Campbell

‘Common Ground is a book like a warm hug. A comforting story of coming together, friendship and the strength of community. A book to reassure’ Catherine Simpson

'Common Ground is shot through with seriousness, warmth & wit, and confirms that Elissa Soave is one of the surest and clearest voices in Scottish fiction.' Andrew Meehan

'What a group of beautifully depicted, perfectly flawed and deeply engaging characters' Helen Paris

'A heartwarming, empowering neighbourhood adventure about growing ourselves and one another, nurturing our public spaces and being so much stronger together than we can ever be apart. I loved spending time with these characters' Emma Styles

Praise for Elissa Soave:

'A delicious tale of female rebellion and a glorious tribute to female friendship. Warm, funny, and uplifting with genuine insight into women's lives. I adored every page' Caron McKinlay

'A rebellious and uplifting tale of punkish, middle-aged, feminist defiance, told with wit, warmth and energy. I was rooting for Soave’s tenderly drawn characters on every page' Lucy Ribchester

'Stingingly observed, expertly executed, Graffiti Girls is a laugh-out-loud, relatably painful, feminist rage-induced tour de force' Claire Wilson

'Graffiti Girls drips with feminine rage, a story for any woman of a certain age who’s ever felt invisible.' My Weekly, Books to Read in 2025

‘Vivid, funny, sad, thought-provoking, acutely observed and full of compassion’ Helen Sedgwick

‘A debut novel to treasure, by turns funny, dark and heartbreaking and I didn’t want it to end!’ Louise Mumford

‘A fascinating and poignant take on friendship and obsession’ Caron McKinlay

‘Startling, sly and full of suspense. Not your ordinary coming of age novel’ Catherine Mayer

‘Full of charm, insight and wit – with the power to break your heart’ C. E. Riley