Point of View

The novel is narrated in the third-person, always from the perspective of Lucie Churchill as she attempts to navigate New York society. The novel is divided into different stages of her young adult life. The first section takes place in Capri, Italy when she is attending Isabel’s lavish wedding and first meets George Zao. In the second section, the novel focuses on Lucie’s preparations for her upcoming marriage to Cecil Pike and her growing doubts about the wedding when she meets George again and finds herself still drawn to him. The author places no limitations on the access to Lucie’s inner thoughts, allowing the reader to understand her true motivations, fears, and conflicts. Lucie is rarely completely honest with the people in her life because she must keep up appearances, and often the dialogue of the character does not reflect her inner...