LONELY MOUTH: Jacqueline Maley

LONELY MOUTH

by Jacqueline Maley

Lonely Mouth follows Matilda and her younger sister Lara, moving between their chaotic childhood with their mother, Barbara, and the present . This book explores how trauma shows up; in Matilda's case, through control, repression, restriction, and indulgence. Maley does a wonderful job of articulating the complicated relationship we have with food, desire, and the body. A tender, poignant, and beautifully written novel.​

- Reviewed by Mel

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