{"product_id":"gaining-ground","title":"Gaining Ground","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy:\u003c\/strong\u003e Joan Barfoot\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished by Faber \u0026amp; Faber, Incorporated, 2026-07-02\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\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\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eI swear I loved them all, and I did the best I could. And then I left them, left all of it.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 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? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGaining Ground\u003c\/i\u003e, published as \u003ci\u003eAbra\u003c\/i\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"One of those rare books which put you in\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003etouch with yourself as deftly and as deeply as \u003ci\u003eThe Bell Jar\u003c\/i\u003e.\" --Nell Dunn, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Muse\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47405441515689,"sku":"PHBK-9780571399888","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/9899\/1785\/files\/11674993482391.jpg?v=1788192078","url":"https:\/\/myti.com\/products\/gaining-ground","provider":"Myti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}