A review by marywahlmeierbracciano
elseship: an unrequited affair by Tree Abraham

emotional reflective slow-paced

4.5

Elseship is an account of a complicated relationship for which there is no name.  Tree Abraham falls in love with her housemate, who does not feel the same, and after this love is professed, the two remain housemates and maintain an intense friendship that is more than friendship.  In this work of creative, lyric nonfiction, Abraham’s incredibly intimate musings and confessions are interspersed with photos and illustrations concerning the first year of this relationship, all loosely organized around the eight Greek words for love.  I found it fascinating and compulsively readable.

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