{"product_id":"9780571399888","title":"Gaining Ground","description":"\u003cp\u003e'One of the great novels of the twentieth century . . . Absolutely stunning' \u003cb\u003eMax Porter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An intricately, perfectly mapped journey into self-liberation . . . It will stay with me for the rest of my days' \u003cb\u003eSamantha Harvey \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Wildly original . . . Beneath the radical disquiet is a beautiful hymn to the hearts and minds of women'\u003cb\u003e Sarah Hall\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eI swear I loved them all, and I did the best I could. And then I left them, left all of it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbra 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.\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003eYears later, a young woman arrives, and the past-flashes begin. Daughter? A strange word. Is this her? And what will this mean?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoan Barfoot's \u003ci\u003eGaining Ground\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eWhat readers are saying:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSo damn extraordinary.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book meant everything to me.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn instant all-time favorite.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI loved reading this book . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e A story of impossible bravery, survival and reconciliation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beautiful story about a woman who puts her own happiness in life above her maternal duties.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the most influential novels I have ever read.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWonderful. So much food for thought. I never re-read books, but this is one of the first I'll make an exception for.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA masterpiece.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber \u0026#38; Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57382527336821,"sku":"9780571399888","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5334\/6096\/files\/9780571399888.jpg?v=1784890423","url":"https:\/\/goldenharebooks.com\/products\/9780571399888","provider":"Golden Hare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}