Jellyfish Have No Ears: A Novel [Paperback]

Since she was little, Louise has been not quite hearing and not quite deafher life with this invisible disability has been one of in-betweenness. After an audiology test shows that almost all her hearing is gone, her doctor suggests getting a cochlear implant. The operation will be irreversible, making the decision all the more fraught. The technology would give Louise a new sense of hearingbut it would be at the expense of her natural hearing, which, for all its weakness, has shaped her unique relationship with the world, full of whispers and shadows.A deeply moving debut novel about the flaws of language, the fear of silence, and the power of imagination

At its best, fiction remakes the world, turning what we think we know totally upside down. Thats the case in Rosenfelds imaginative debut novel. . . . An utterly original take on self-perception and perception.Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Synaesthetic and metaphorically acute. [Louise] forges her own way, flirting with erasure and transformation, before arriving at a decision that is hers alone to make.Jellyfish Have No Earsis a profound novel.Michelle Anne Schingler,Foreword Reviews

Utterly riveting. . . . Its an experiential work in a way few novels are.Tobias Carroll,Words Without Borders

Jellyfish Have No Earsis a literary marvel that brings light to the experience of hearing loss with generosity, curiosity, and enlightening prose.Michael Welch,Chicago Review of Books

An immersive and surreal tale of a 20-something woman grappling with hearing loss. . . . Rosenfeld artfully depicts Louises singular reality.Publishers Weekly

A curious, thought-provoking, intensely mind-bending exploration of the loss of a sense and the potential richness as well as struggle of life with an invisible disability. Imaginative and spellbinding,Jellyfish Have No Earsis unforgel3J