Abra: A novel [Hardcover]

Joan Barfoot (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 199 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Ryerson (1978)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070827400
• ISBN-13: 978-0070827400
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,788,469 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not all feminist literature is about scary lesbians, May 1, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Abra: A novel (Hardcover)

That's what Abra - the publication I read was titled Gaining Ground - was for me. This was one of the few, if not only, solid, thought provoking, challenging (the adjectives could be many) books which presented a strong woman who recognised her life within the box and got out without being patronising to the character or the reader. A surprisingly gripping novel, although I certainly didn't like Abra to begin with, Barfoot's world is real and I found myself as drawn to it as Abra.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It gave me power in a difficult time!, December 12, 1996

By A Customer

This review is from: Abra (Paperback)

The message I got out of this book: what do you really want for yourself, and are you creating your life that way?? Finding an answer to this question again and again is probably the most important thing to live a fulfilling life. Living in Germany I was happy to find a German translation of the title, that has been translated most carefully, so that the book also "works" in German.

5.0 out of 5 stars zen experience, December 29, 2011

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This review is from: Abra: A novel (Hardcover)

This remarkable book explains the zen or Buddist experience in a way that I could really relate to and understand. The basis of Buddist thinking is "no desire", which is what she eventually is able to encompass. To our way of thinking, this is selfish but I truly feel that this is one of the most profound books about Eastern thinking that I have ever read. It made that philosophy or religion clear as nothing else has. I will cherish this book!!! How many of us are really able to be truly ourselves?