Point of View

The novel is written from the third person point of view. While this third person narrator remains closest to Eva's experiences and consciousness, she also attends to those of Shane, Audre, and Cece as well. In the prologue, the author establishes the connection between the narrator and Eva's character, by beginning the novel with an intimate scene of Eva alone. In these opening pages, the narrator says of Eva: "While she'd admit to being a damn good mom and a capable novelist, Eva's true talent was her ability to push weird shit aside and get on with life" (1). This line places Eva's character and her internal conflicts at the forefront of the narrative. The moment also establishes Eva as the main character.

Throughout the chapters that follow, the narrator maintains this close psychic distance with Eva's character. In order to complicate Eva's story, and particularly...