{"product_id":"gaining-ground-joan-barfoot-paperback","title":"Gaining Ground -- Joan Barfoot, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eLit Hub\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e \"Need to Read\" Novel of the Summer \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"It will stay with me for the rest of my days. A life-changing book\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--Samantha Harvey, author of \u003cem\u003eOrbital\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnearthed after half a century, this radical portrait of a woman who leaves her family to live alone in a woodland cabin will pierce the heart of anybody who has ever wanted to escape.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI swear I loved them all, and I did the best I could. And then I left them, left all of it.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\n\n\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAbra is a wife and mother living a suburban dream--until one day, she walks away. In a woodland cabin, her new life alone begins. There are no mirrors, no clocks, no memories: just the squirrels breathing in the forest, and the silence of vegetables growing. Years later, a young woman arrives, and the past-flashes begin. Daughter? A strange word. Is this her? And what will this mean?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGaining Ground\u003c\/em\u003e, originally published as \u003cem\u003eAbra\u003c\/em\u003e in North America, is a both a radical meditation on living on your own terms and an exquisite work of art. It calls to anybody who has ever wanted to escape--who has asked what it costs to be wild, to be sane, to be free.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Joan Barfoot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Faber \u0026amp; Faber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\/25\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.7\" H x 5\" L x 0.7\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780571399888\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67595429085488,"sku":"9780571399888","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9780571399888.jpg?v=1787657038","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/gaining-ground-joan-barfoot-paperback","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}