Abandon Me - Melissa Febos

Named One Of The Best Books Of The Year By:esquire, Refinery29, Bookriot, Medium, Electric Literature, The Brooklyn Rail, Largehearted Boy, The Coil And The Cut.winner Of The Lambda Literary Jeanne Cordova Prize For Lesbianqueer Nonfictionfinalist, Lambda Literary Award For Lesbian Memoirbiographyfinalist, Publishing Triangles Judy Grahn Award For Lesbian Nonfictionan Indie Next Picka Fierce And Dazzling Personal Narrative That Explores The Many Ways Identity And Art Are Shaped By Love And Her Critically Acclaimed Memoir, Whip Smart, 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. In Her Dazzling Abandon Me, 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.