Point of View

The novel is told from the first person point-of-view. Raami, a seven-year-old girl, is our narrator, but because of language choices and an understanding, we can surmise that her perspective is from some years removed from the original events. Still, Raami does not understand every facet of what is happening to her, and often her age and limited understanding give the reader a confusion similar to that felt by Raami herself.

Most of Raami’s information about what is happening in the novel come from the adults around her. She overhears conversations about what may be happening and why, but those conversations — from her family members, mostly — are equally unreliable. Like Raami, most characters in the novel do not know what will happen until it happens.

Raami’s Point of View is not always moving forward in time. She often flashes back to provide more...