“The Seal Wife” (novel) by Kathryn Harrison
Protagonist is divided into parts that have minds of their own—alternate personalities—which show the author’s tendency toward multiple personality (a.k.a. “dissociative identity)”:
“The fifth glass—he doesn’t want to swallow it. Well, he does, some of him does. His brain says swallow; his throat says no. Still who’s in charge? And he’s not sorry after he gets it down. Because this is a drunkenness that allows sublime substitutions" (1, p. 89).
Additional Comment: For reasons other than the above-noted dissociative tendencies, I tend to agree with Kirkus Reviews on this novel (2), but not with its harsh language.
1. Kathryn Harrison. The Seal Wife. New York, Random House, 2002.
2. Kirkus Reviews. "The Seal Wife" https://kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/kathryn-harrison/the-seal-wife/
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