{"product_id":"gaining-ground-joan-barfoot-9780571399888","title":"Gaining Ground","description":"'One of the great novels of the twentieth century . . . Absolutely stunning' Max Porter\n'An intricately, perfectly mapped journey into self-liberation . . . It will stay with me for the rest of my days' Samantha Harvey \n'Wildly original . . . Beneath the radical disquiet is a beautiful hymn to the hearts and minds of women' Sarah Hall\nI swear I loved them all, and I did the best I could. And then I left them, left all of it.\nAbra has a perfect-seeming life as a wife and mother: until one day, she walks away, leaving only a note asking her family not to look for her.\nIn a woodland cabin, her new life alone begins. There are no mirrors, no clocks, no memories: just the squirrels breathing in the forest, and silence of vegetables growing.\nYears later, a young woman arrives, and the past-flashes begin. Daughter? A strange word. Is this her? And what will this mean?\nJoan Barfoot's Gaining Ground is a both a provocative 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.\nWhat readers are saying:\nSo damn extraordinary.\nThis book meant everything to me.\nAn instant all-time favorite.\nI loved reading this book . . . A story of impossible bravery, survival and reconciliation.\nA beautiful story about a woman who puts her own happiness in life above her maternal duties.\nOne of the most influential novels I have ever read.\nWonderful. So much food for thought. I never re-read books, but this is one of the first I'll make an exception for.\nA masterpiece.","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52053622685984,"sku":"9780571399888","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/2812\/7264\/files\/9780571399888_3049929.jpg?v=1785414481","url":"https:\/\/bookcorner.com\/products\/gaining-ground-joan-barfoot-9780571399888","provider":"The Book Corner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}