Point of View

This novel is told by three different narrators. The bulk of the novel is told by a third-person narrator. The focus of this third-person narration is on Meredith and Nina as they deal with their father’s sickness and death. This third-person narration also details the way each of the girls deals with getting to know their mother. Because there are two sisters, it would be difficult to present the main portion of the story from any other point of view. Using a dual first-person point of view would make the reader emotionally attached to the sisters and detract from Anya’s story. The third-person point of view allows the reader to understand Meredith and Nina’s relationship with their mother, but keeps the reader at an emotional distance.

The fairy tale, the story-within-a-story, is narrated by Anya from the third person point of view...