The structure of this novel is excellent. It's the story of an elderly woman on her deathbed he relates her history. Those portions of the narrative that take place in the present time are in the first person. At other times the narration is in the third person, even when the author uses the point of view of the narrator. Very unusual. What is even more interesting is that the third person scenes are often of the same episode. For instance, when the narrator relates to her lover that she is pregnant, we get it from the viewpoint of both the narrator and her lover. Writers will frequently write a scene from two different points of view as an exercise - here the exercise is polished and included in the book!
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