I just finished reading this book and I loved it so much I went back to the beginning and read it again. I feel like it truly explains non-romantic love, how deep it can be, how you can have such a connection to a person that has nothing to do with anything selfish, just love, love, love.
I don't know why I am identifying so much with a 14 year old girl who loves an uncle with HIV beyond measure, but I do, Love spans loss, it spans being separated by space, time and impossible situations.