Point of View

Jojo Moyes writes Someone Else’s Shoes from a third person omniscient perspective. She focuses her narration on the two main characters, Sam and Nisha. She also sporadically narrates chapters that provide insight into Phil’s background. In the beginning of the novel, Moyes follows one character per chapter, e.g., her narration only follows Sam in Chapter 1. Halfway through the story, Moyes switches back and forth between several storylines and characters in a single chapter. Moyes often narrates the thoughts and feelings of each character, so the story almost reads as if she wrote it from a first person perspective.

Moyes emulates the mental state of each character in her narration. Nisha is goal-oriented, ambitious, and determined. In her chapters, her actions are direct and intentional. Her thoughts are focused and clear. Nisha does not spend much time mulling over or reflecting on past...