Jawbone

“Meghan Greeley’s Jawbone is the most tender love letter you’ll ever read. It’s about queer desire, friendship, being hurt, being open, wising up. Greeley belongs in the line up with Annie Ernaux, Marguerite Duras, Jean Rhys, Jamaica Kincaid – the writers of the great novellas that stay with us forever because they are profoundly honest. Greeley’s characters are drawn as they act, cartwheel, drink, kiss, and crash, so they are flesh and blood present in every scene, every word. Jawbone speaks of our most intimate and searing moments on earth. A spaceship to that red-hot planet, the heart.  Absolutely stellar.”

“Meghan Greeley’s wonderfully rich and poignant novel follows one woman’s perilous journey of falling in and out of love culminating in her contemplating a one-way trip to Mars. This compelling tale includes blooms of jellyfish, drunk party talk about apples, how to make female friends tutorials, and slow burn takes on mortality. Using playful and evocative language, vivid imagery, and unexpected bursts of humour, this touching and powerful tale is rife with loneliness, desire, and the intrinsic beauty and pathos of being alive.”

“Originally a one-woman show, now a confident, dynamic novel, Jawbone looks at the things that silence us—especially shame—when everything in our being wants to be heard. This small but mighty book caught me with the first stanza. I read it in one sitting and then promptly returned to the beginning to read it again. What an exhilarating pleasure.”