‘Almond uses a descriptive, lyrical style of writing to show the dreamy nature around Orpheus and Ella’
The novel is written in first person with Claire retelling the story as an ‘ode’ to Ella; Almond writes: ‘I’ll bring my friend into the world for one last night then let her go forever’. From the opening chapter Almond creates a sense of mystery surrounding the main character, Ella Grey. His use of vague introduction immediately entices the reader to read on and you sense a finality to the re-telling, almost like an euphemism insinuating what happened to Ella Grey.
This is not a conventional story as Claire starts from the middle, the beginning then the ending. Almond’s unique structure effectively heightens the secrecy surrounding Ella Grey as the reader soon knows the outcome but is left in the dark about how everything happened. Consequently we learn that Ella Grey falls in love for the first time with Orpheus.
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