Half a century on, this tale of a woman who abandons her children in search of her self remains thrillingly original There is a growing literature of maternal flight: novels about women who leave not just their husbands but also the children they have made. In the real world, men are the more fr...

Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jul/27/gaining-ground-by-joan-barfoot-review-anne-enright-celebrates-a-landmark-feminist-novel)

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