“The Incompleteness Theorem” is a novel of closely observed middle age in the spirit of Pat Conroy and Richard Ford. The story's narrator, Jack Callany, is a recent widower who is seeking to understand, and then rebuild, himself. Jack's wife passes away unexpectedly only days before the worldwide COVID-19 lockdowns. Jack and his teen son and daughter are forced to cope with their grief in isolation, but Jack's good nature and playful pranks help the family endure these shocks. As Jack's son returns to college and his daughter prepares to leave for college, Jack is forced to examine himself and decide who he will be in the next phase of his life.
