Point of View

The novel is written in first person from the limited perspective of Lucy Carlyle. She is a youngster living in an extraordinary situation, which has an effect on her perspective. Since she is young, the reader would expect that she has limited real-life experiences, meaning she may sometimes be unable to accurately express and understand situations. That is less true in this novel than usual because of the life Lucy has been forced to live. In her world, ghosts are a very real and everyday part of life. Youngsters have the ability to see and hear the ghosts, meaning they are forced to deal with them. This puts many children in very dangerous situations. Lucy knows several children who have died in this process, and she even feels somewhat responsible for the deaths of some. The realities of this world have made these characters more...