Abandon me

Melissa Febos explores the intense bonds of love and the deep human need for connection in this memoir. She examines her relationship with her birth father, who left her with an inheritance of addiction and Native American heritage, and her sea captain stepfather. Woven throughout is the story of an all-consuming, long-distance love affair with a woman, marked by both passion and withdrawal. Febos captures the terror and exhilaration of losing oneself in another, offering a vulnerable investigation of art, love, and identity.