{"product_id":"abandon-me-memoirs-paperback","title":"Abandon Me: Memoirs - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMelissa Febos\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed One of the Best Books of 2017 by: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRefinery29\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLitHub\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBookRiot\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMedium, Electric Literature, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Brooklyn Rail, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Largehearted Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Coil\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Cut\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Lambda Literary Jeanne Cordova Prize for Lesbian\/Queer Nonfiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist, Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Memoir\/Biography\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist, Publishing Triangle's Judy Grahn Award for Lesbian Nonfiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Indie Next Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor readers of Maggie Nelson and Leslie Jamison, a fierce and dazzling personal narrative that explores the many ways identity and art are shaped by love and loss. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn her critically acclaimed memoir, \u003ci\u003eWhip Smart\u003c\/i\u003e, Melissa Febos laid bare the intimate world of the professional dominatrix, turning an honest examination of her life into a lyrical study of power, desire, and fulfillment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn her dazzling \u003ci\u003eAbandon Me\u003c\/i\u003e, Febos captures the intense bonds of love and the need for connection -- with family, lovers, and oneself. First, her birth father, who left her with only an inheritance of addiction and Native American blood, its meaning a mystery. As Febos tentatively reconnects, she sees how both these lineages manifest in her own life, marked by compulsion and an instinct for self-erasure. Meanwhile, she remains closely tied to the sea captain who raised her, his parenting ardent but intermittent as his work took him away for months at a time. Woven throughout is the hypnotic story of an all-consuming, long-distance love affair with a woman, marked equally by worship and withdrawal. In visceral, erotic prose, Febos captures their mutual abandonment to passion and obsession -- and the terror and exhilaration of losing herself in another. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt once a fearlessly vulnerable memoir and an incisive investigation of art, love, and identity, \u003ci\u003eAbandon Me \u003c\/i\u003edraws on childhood stories, religion, psychology, mythology, popular culture, and the intimacies of one writer's life to reveal intellectual and emotional truths that feel startlingly universal.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelissa Febos \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the memoir \u003ci\u003eWhip Smart\u003c\/i\u003e. Her essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eTin House\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Kenyon Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLenny Letter\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. Portions from \u003ci\u003eAbandon Me\u003c\/i\u003e have won prizes from \u003ci\u003ePrairie Schooner\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStoryQuarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, and twice earned notice in the 2015 Best American Essays anthology. The recipient of fellowships from The MacDowell Colony, Ragdale, Virginia Center for Creative Arts, Vermont Studio Center, The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, and The Barbara Deming Memorial Fund, Febos serves on the directorial board of VIDA: Women in Literary Arts, and is an assistant professor of creative writing at Monmouth University. She lives in Brooklyn. melissafebos.com\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 06, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44797652009062,"sku":"9781632866585","price":25.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/cEt1bjFKSmM3NkNMam5veTNTbnUzQT09.webp?v=1771217672","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/abandon-me-memoirs-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}