Beautifully descriptive, Elsewhere sucks you in from the first page. There's a style of writing in Elsewhere that is uncommon but all the more fascinating for it. The culture is slowly revealed through the reader being shown throughout the area and the perspective of someone from the area. Elsewhere provides an introspective look at motherhood and all the ways mothers are judged. It also provides a look into the workings of our own psychology - how we make patterns if we find none.