Sticking to a character’s POV (point-of-view) is sometimes a challenge for writers. I have been accused of ‘head-jumping’ myself.
Dorothea Benton-Frank has given us a perfect example of not only writing correct POV but has done it in such a clever way that her acolytes aren’t even aware she has done it.
In “by invitation only” she allocates each new chapter to a specific character (not a new trick) and writes exclusively from their point of view. I never caught her wavering. What was new and fresh about her approach was that the titles of each chapter were so darn imaginative. Only the female characters voice their POV’s and the author has chosen the ‘first person’ tense in which to write in. Very effective.
This post is not a review of the book, per se, but if it were I would give it my highest
ranking. It’s a wonderful story and each page entertained me. Wrapped around family dynamics and a future wedding, (I don’t write spoilers) the last 100 pages bring some big surprises to an already glorious story.
Aspiring writers should use this novel as a text book.
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