comment on structure

The novel has 53 chapters and a prologue and an epilogue. The story is told through the eyes of Jaya in modern times and Amisha in British-occupied India during the 1940s, with a brief chapter told through Ravi’s perspective towards the end of the book. The novel is a frame narrative, meaning it is a story told within a story. For the first several chapters, Jaya is the sole narrator until she encounters Ravi in India. From then on, he tells Jaya the story of her grandmother and the narrative transitions to Amisha in the past. There are intermittent breaks throughout Amisha’s story as Jaya assimilates the information she has been told and continues her own plot line. Ravi creates suspense by telling Jaya he will reveal the truth to her in bits and pieces and that his story must be told in its own order. By withholding answers, the author weaves mystery into the narrative.