As author Masha Hamilton skillfully interweaves the sequence of events and the telling of the tale from various perspectives, 31 Hours belongs just as much dndash; if not more so bmdash; to Jonasars" mother Carol Meitzner from the start, from her womanors"s intuitive premonition when she woke up and sld"sat fully upright, an inhale caught in her chest, rd" her mind fld"filled with Jonas. Her son. Her wild-haired precious. rd" She had been concerned about his erratic moods and depression, and realizes she had not heard from Jonas in several days. Itars"s a worry that translates into action as Carol initiates a game plan of sorts, journeying through the city on a mission, contacting family and friends, in down times reflecting on the inner-life of her only son, splendidly explicated in Hamiltoners"s nuanced, scalpel-sharp,and inspired prose:
