My Only Wife

Reviewed by Doug Paul Case It may be too bold to say that Jac Jemc's debut novel, M31 Only Wife, could calm the chaos surrounding the idea of prose poetry and legitimize the form. The reasons for her departure are unimportant; what is important is how her husband's emotions develop through...

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Published in:Indiana Review 2012, Vol.34 (2), p.170
Main Author: Case, Doug Paul
Format: Review
Language:English
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Butler, Blake
Case, Doug Paul
Harding, Paul
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Summary:Reviewed by Doug Paul Case It may be too bold to say that Jac Jemc's debut novel, M31 Only Wife, could calm the chaos surrounding the idea of prose poetry and legitimize the form. The reasons for her departure are unimportant; what is important is how her husband's emotions develop through the acts of remembering and sharing. Because the narrator knows instinctually that he'll never be able to find his departed wife, he spirals into a series of remembrances, pulling the reader along with him. The emotion of this book lies not in whatever linear narrative the reader may be able to piece together, but in his very act of remembering.
ISSN:0738-386X