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- ISBN
- 1632866579
- EAN
- 9781632866578
- Publication Name
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- Type
- Hardback
- Release Title
- Abandon Me: Memoirs
- Artist
- Febos, Melissa
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
1632866579
ISBN-13
9781632866578
eBay Product ID (ePID)
228669253
Product Key Features
Book Title
Abandon Me : Memoirs
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Women, Personal Memoirs, Literary, Lgbt
Publication Year
2017
Genre
Biography & Autobiography
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
18 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2016-011681
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"Her mastery over metaphor is astonishing . . . What might be mere navel-gazing for a less brilliant author is made powerfully universal here. Though the particulars are hers, just about anyone can relate to the feeling of a chasm opening up inside. Febos's awakening to her full identity, even its ugliness, is a powerful and redemptive epic." - starred review, Publishers Weekly "Erotic and dark, [ Abandon Me ] is a courageous exploration of love as the ultimate form of plenitude and annihilation. A lyrically visceral memoir of love and loss." - Kirkus Reviews "Self-aware, stylish, autobiographical essays . . . Febos harnesses language, moods, actions, and settings with precision . . . she stuns with sentences that are a credit to her craft and will no doubt inspire her readers." - Booklist "A powerful, poignant meditation on not only the pain of loss but also the maddening, intoxicating, confusing and exhilarating effects of true human closeness." --Meghan Daum, author of THE UNSPEAKABLE " Abandon Me is a voluptuous book about the relationship between sex and surrender, desire and addiction, vulnerability and power. Febos unfolds her dark romance with erotic charge and sensuous poetry." --Sarah Hepola, author of BLACKOUT "It's rare to read a book as generous as it is genius. Febos intimately explores addiction, pain, pleasure, the uncontrollable character and the strangely joyful and terrifying nuances of abandonment. I don't know that I've ever felt more thankful to read a book. Abandon Me found me when I most needed it." --Kiese Laymon, author of HOW TO SLOWLY KILL YOURSELF AND OTHERS IN AMERICA "An intricately constructed and emotionally devastating book about the appearance and disappearance of love. Febos is a strikingly talented writer who pushes at the boundaries of her form and shows us just how amazing and expansive it can be." --Jenny Offill, author of DEPT. OF SPECULATION "Intellectual, erotic, and lyrical, this book arrives at emotional truths that startle and dazzle. Febos spares no one. And who would want to be spared such ravishing?" --John D'Agata, editor of THE MAKING OF THE AMERICAN ESSAY "Riveting and heartbreaking and tough and passionate and beautiful and original; a tour de force. Melissa Febos weaves the personal and the universal together into a provocative, brilliant, incredibly moving examination of power and identity." --Kate Christensen, author of BLUE PLATE SPECIAL "Melissa Febos is the anthropologist and critic, the learned, dispassionate observer and the passionate advocate of her body's passage through time, space, and the woes and pleasures of contact with other humans. Abandon Me reflects an extraordinary range of both experience and understanding." --Vijay Seshadri, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of 3 SECTIONS "Melissa Febos is a deep, broad and fearless thinker. This hard-fought, hard-won, endlessly compelling, and elegant memoir teaches us that our traumas are not isolated, but in constant conversation with each other, and promises that if we listen carefully to their steady murmuring, we might find the means and the power to heal our lives." --Pam Houston, author of CONTENTS MAY HAVE SHIFTED "This book made me feel more than I was prepared to about desire and identity, as though it were an exquisite vivisection of what we politely call 'falling in love.' Febos's Abandon Me is extraordinarily written and unflinchingly bold." --Nadia Bolz-Weber, author of ACCIDENTAL SAINTS "No one tells it like Melissa Febos. Sensual, lyrical, raw, brave, and honest, Abandon Me is simply gorgeous." --Ann Hood, NYT-bestselling author of THE KNITTING CIRCLE and AN ITALIAN WIFE, "Her mastery over metaphor is astonishing . . . What might be mere navel-gazing for a less brilliant author is made powerfully universal here. Though the particulars are hers, just about anyone can relate to the feeling of a chasm opening up inside. Febos's awakening to her full identity, even its ugliness, is a powerful and redemptive epic." - starred review, Publishers Weekly "A powerful, poignant meditation on not only the pain of loss but also the maddening, intoxicating, confusing and exhilarating effects of true human closeness." --Meghan Daum, author of THE UNSPEAKABLE " Abandon Me is a voluptuous book about the relationship between sex and surrender, desire and addiction, vulnerability and power. Febos unfolds her dark romance with erotic charge and sensuous poetry." --Sarah Hepola, author of BLACKOUT "It's rare to read a book as generous as it is genius. Febos intimately explores addiction, pain, pleasure, the uncontrollable character and the strangely joyful and terrifying nuances of abandonment. I don't know that I've ever felt more thankful to read a book. Abandon Me found me when I most needed it." --Kiese Laymon, author of HOW TO SLOWLY KILL YOURSELF AND OTHERS IN AMERICA "An intricately constructed and emotionally devastating book about the appearance and disappearance of love. Febos is a strikingly talented writer who pushes at the boundaries of her form and shows us just how amazing and expansive it can be." --Jenny Offill, author of DEPT. OF SPECULATION "Intellectual, erotic, and lyrical, this book arrives at emotional truths that startle and dazzle. Febos spares no one. And who would want to be spared such ravishing?" --John D'Agata, editor of THE MAKING OF THE AMERICAN ESSAY "Riveting and heartbreaking and tough and passionate and beautiful and original; a tour de force. Melissa Febos weaves the personal and the universal together into a provocative, brilliant, incredibly moving examination of power and identity." --Kate Christensen, author of BLUE PLATE SPECIAL "Melissa Febos is the anthropologist and critic, the learned, dispassionate observer and the passionate advocate of her body's passage through time, space, and the woes and pleasures of contact with other humans. Abandon Me reflects an extraordinary range of both experience and understanding." --Vijay Seshadri, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of 3 SECTIONS "Melissa Febos is a deep, broad and fearless thinker. This hard-fought, hard-won, endlessly compelling, and elegant memoir teaches us that our traumas are not isolated, but in constant conversation with each other, and promises that if we listen carefully to their steady murmuring, we might find the means and the power to heal our lives." --Pam Houston, author of CONTENTS MAY HAVE SHIFTED "This book made me feel more than I was prepared to about desire and identity, as though it were an exquisite vivisection of what we politely call 'falling in love.' Febos's Abandon Me is extraordinarily written and unflinchingly bold." --Nadia Bolz-Weber, author of ACCIDENTAL SAINTS "No one tells it like Melissa Febos. Sensual, lyrical, raw, brave, and honest, Abandon Me is simply gorgeous." --Ann Hood, NYT-bestselling author of THE KNITTING CIRCLE and AN ITALIAN WIFE, "A powerful, poignant meditation on not only the pain of loss but also the maddening, intoxicating, confusing and exhilarating effects of true human closeness." --Meghan Daum, author of THE UNSPEAKABLE " Abandon Me is a voluptuous book about the relationship between sex and surrender, desire and addiction, vulnerability and power. Febos unfolds her dark romance with erotic charge and sensuous poetry." --Sarah Hepola, author of BLACKOUT "It's rare to read a book as generous as it is genius. Febos intimately explores addiction, pain, pleasure, the uncontrollable character and the strangely joyful and terrifying nuances of abandonment. I don't know that I've ever felt more thankful to read a book. Abandon Me found me when I most needed it." --Kiese Laymon, author of HOW TO SLOWLY KILL YOURSELF AND OTHERS IN AMERICA "An intricately constructed and emotionally devastating book about the appearance and disappearance of love. Febos is a strikingly talented writer who pushes at the boundaries of her form and shows us just how amazing and expansive it can be." --Jenny Offill, author of DEPT. OF SPECULATION "Intellectual, erotic, and lyrical, this book arrives at emotional truths that startle and dazzle. Febos spares no one. And who would want to be spared such ravishing?" --John D'Agata, editor of THE MAKING OF THE AMERICAN ESSAY "Riveting and heartbreaking and tough and passionate and beautiful and original; a tour de force. Melissa Febos weaves the personal and the universal together into a provocative, brilliant, incredibly moving examination of power and identity." --Kate Christensen, author of BLUE PLATE SPECIAL "Melissa Febos is the anthropologist and critic, the learned, dispassionate observer and the passionate advocate of her body's passage through time, space, and the woes and pleasures of contact with other humans. Abandon Me reflects an extraordinary range of both experience and understanding." --Vijay Seshadri, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of 3 SECTIONS "Melissa Febos is a deep, broad and fearless thinker. This hard-fought, hard-won, endlessly compelling, and elegant memoir teaches us that our traumas are not isolated, but in constant conversation with each other, and promises that if we listen carefully to their steady murmuring, we might find the means and the power to heal our lives." --Pam Houston, author of CONTENTS MAY HAVE SHIFTED "This book made me feel more than I was prepared to about desire and identity, as though it were an exquisite vivisection of what we politely call 'falling in love.' Febos's Abandon Me is extraordinarily written and unflinchingly bold." --Nadia Bolz-Weber, author of ACCIDENTAL SAINTS "No one tells it like Melissa Febos. Sensual, lyrical, raw, brave, and honest, Abandon Me is simply gorgeous." --Ann Hood, NYT-bestselling author of THE KNITTING CIRCLE and AN ITALIAN WIFE, "Her mastery over metaphor is astonishing . . . What might be mere navel-gazing for a less brilliant author is made powerfully universal here. Though the particulars are hers, just about anyone can relate to the feeling of a chasm opening up inside. Febos''s awakening to her full identity, even its ugliness, is a powerful and redemptive epic." - starred review, Publishers Weekly "Erotic and dark, [ Abandon Me ] is a courageous exploration of love as the ultimate form of plenitude and annihilation. A lyrically visceral memoir of love and loss." - Kirkus Reviews "Self-aware, stylish, autobiographical essays . . . Febos harnesses language, moods, actions, and settings with precision . . . she stuns with sentences that are a credit to her craft and will no doubt inspire her readers." - Booklist "Searing and eye-opening at every turn, this memoir will be a must-read." - "27 Nonfiction Books By Women Everyone Should Read This Year", Huffington Post "A powerful, poignant meditation on not only the pain of loss but also the maddening, intoxicating, confusing and exhilarating effects of true human closeness." --Meghan Daum, author of THE UNSPEAKABLE " Abandon Me is a voluptuous book about the relationship between sex and surrender, desire and addiction, vulnerability and power. Febos unfolds her dark romance with erotic charge and sensuous poetry." --Sarah Hepola, author of BLACKOUT "It''s rare to read a book as generous as it is genius . Febos intimately explores addiction, pain, pleasure, the uncontrollable character and the strangely joyful and terrifying nuances of abandonment. I don''t know that I''ve ever felt more thankful to read a book. Abandon Me found me when I most needed it." --Kiese Laymon, author of HOW TO SLOWLY KILL YOURSELF AND OTHERS IN AMERICA "An intricately constructed and emotionally devastating book about the appearance and disappearance of love. Febos is a strikingly talented writer who pushes at the boundaries of her form and shows us just how amazing and expansive it can be." --Jenny Offill, author of DEPT. OF SPECULATION " Intellectual, erotic, and lyrical , this book arrives at emotional truths that startle and dazzle. Febos spares no one. And who would want to be spared such ravishing?" --John D''Agata, editor of THE MAKING OF THE AMERICAN ESSAY "Riveting and heartbreaking and tough and passionate and beautiful and original; a tour de force . Melissa Febos weaves the personal and the universal together into a provocative, brilliant, incredibly moving examination of power and identity." --Kate Christensen, author of BLUE PLATE SPECIAL "Melissa Febos is the anthropologist and critic, the learned, dispassionate observer and the passionate advocate of her body''s passage through time, space, and the woes and pleasures of contact with other humans. Abandon Me reflects an extraordinary range of both experience and understanding." --Vijay Seshadri, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of 3 SECTIONS "Melissa Febos is a deep, broad and fearless thinker. This hard-fought, hard-won, endlessly compelling , and elegant memoir teaches us that our traumas are not isolated, but in constant conversation with each other, and promises that if we listen carefully to their steady murmuring, we might find the means and the power to heal our lives." --Pam Houston, author of CONTENTS MAY HAVE SHIFTED "This book made me feel more than I was prepared to about desire and identity, as though it were an exquisite vivisection of what we politely call ''falling in love.'' Febos''s Abandon Me is extraordinarily written and unflinchingly bold." --Nadia Bolz-Weber, author of ACCIDENTAL SAINTS " No one tells it like Melissa Febos . Sensual, lyrical, raw, brave, and honest, Abandon Me is simply gorgeous." --Ann Hood, NYT-bestselling author of THE KNITTING CIRCLE and AN ITALIAN WIFE
Dewey Decimal
818.603
Synopsis
Named One of the Best Books of the year by: Esquire , Refinery29 , LitHub , BookRiot , Medium, Electric Literature, The Brooklyn Rail, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Largehearted Boy , The Coil and The Cut . Winner of the Lambda Literary Jeanne Cordova Prize for Lesbian/Queer Nonfiction Finalist, Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Memoir/Biography Finalist, Publishing Triangle's Judy Grahn Award for Lesbian Nonfiction An Indie Next Pick For 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. In 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. 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. At once a fearlessly vulnerable memoir and an incisive investigation of art, love, and identity, Abandon Me draws 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., For 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., Named One of the Best Books of 2017 by: Esquire , Refinery29 , LitHub , BookRiot , Medium, Electric Literature, The Brooklyn Rail, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Largehearted Boy , The Coil and The Cut . Winner of the Lambda Literary Jeanne Cordova Prize for Lesbian/Queer Nonfiction Finalist, Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Memoir/Biography Finalist, Publishing Triangle's Judy Grahn Award for Lesbian Nonfiction An Indie Next Pick For 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. In 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. 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. At once a fearlessly vulnerable memoir and an incisive investigation of art, love, and identity, Abandon Me draws 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.
LC Classification Number
PS3606.E26Z44 2017
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