The side characters in Far From Home are rich and interesting. Rachel is interesting and well drawn, but I’ll say more about her in the next section, because I can’t talk about her separately from how the book is written. Her loving relationships with her family members is in stark contrast to Rachel’s cold relationship with her own mother. She’s driven in her career, yet is also kind, considerate and observant with Rachel, and clearly cares for her family. Despite the way she feels about her own body, she finds Pari’s curves beautiful, and the more she gets to know her, the more Rachel sees she’s drawn to a woman for the first time in her life. Rachel has told Pari about her anorexia and the steps she’s taken to live in recovery, but the negative thoughts keep creeping in and her coping mechanisms aren’t working as well anymore. After a dinner and discussion, they realize they really can help each other out-Pari needs a green card so she can quit her job and become an independent consultant and Rachel is drowning in student debt, so not paying for living expenses would be a godsend. Rachel Fizel is at a party when she tells Pari Sadashiv she’d marry her to help her stay in the United States. Told through the eyes of someone living with anorexia nervosa, it balances a beautiful romance with a bold storytelling choice, making it one of the best books I’ve read all year. Far From Home by Lorelie Brown is a marriage of convenience story that blew me away.
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