What is the narrator point of view in the novel, The Clockmaker’s Daughter?

This novel is structured in two parts, almost like a frame story. The frame of the story is told from the first person point of view of Birdie, the benevolent spirit that resides in Birchwood Manor. These sections of the novel are designated by Roman numerals. Birdie tells what she knows of her story but her knowledge, especially after Lucy put her in the priest hole, is limited. As a spirit, Birdie is not able to leave the grounds directly surrounding Birchwood Manor. For this reason, she is able to get information about the outside world only when someone comes to visit her. Birdie’s constitution as a spirit also keeps her from being able to search for information. Even when Leonard or Jack leaves out information that Birdie might find useful, Birdie is unable to lift pages or even push buttons to access information on the computer.

The remainder of the novel details the stories of other characters who have some connection with Birchwood Manor. These sections of the novel are designated by chapter numbers. They are written in the third person. As the story of each character is told, his part of the novel follows him with the narrator telling events through that character’s perspective, as well as sharing that character’s emotions, thoughts, and memories. The characters of focus include Ada, Leonard, Elodie, and Juliet. One of the points that Birdie makes is that each person has his own unique take on his story. By letting each of these characters tell his story as it relates to Birchwood Manor, the reader is able to get a variety of different perspectives on the house and the different lives it has served. The story of the summer that Lily stayed with Edward at Birchwood Manor is told from the perspective of Lucy.