{"product_id":"gaining-ground-9780571399888","title":"Gaining Ground","description":"\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\u003cb\u003e--Samantha Harvey, author of \u003cem\u003eOrbital\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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\u003cbr\u003e\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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\u003cbr\u003e\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joan Barfoot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Faber \u0026amp; Faber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/25\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780571399888\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoan Barfoot\u003c\/b\u003e (born 1946) is the author of eleven novels. Her books, which reviewers have celebrated as \"harrowing and hilarious\" and \"gloriously subversive\", have been longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize. A recipient of the Marian Engel Award, she has also been a journalist during much of her career. She lives in London, Ontario, Canada.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Joan Barfoot \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48867463364765,"sku":"9780571399888","price":21.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_a1f5a70c-dcc6-4175-8e91-8ec69ebcd38d.jpg?v=1788335191","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/gaining-ground-9780571399888","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}