Point of View

A Girl Returned is written in the first person limited omniscient from the perspective of the main character and narrator, who remains unnamed throughout the book. The book takes place in the years 1975-1976 when the narrator is 13-14 years old. The point of view is, therefore, one of a young girl on the verge of adolescence. Furthermore, the time period has a significant impact on the point of view of the narrator as it reflects the culture and society in which she is being raised. For example, she does not have the same conceptions around big issues like domestic violence, sexuality, adoption, or feminism that a contemporary teenage girl would be likely to have. The narrative's point of view also contrasts that of many of the book's other characters, particularly the members of her birth family, because of her different upbringing. She has had...