Sophie Stark is a puzzle whose pieces are provided to the reader by those involved in her rise as a movie director by way of the memories of their experiences with Sophie and their interpretations of her behavior.

The reader never hears Sophie's voice or point of view directly but that's one of the genius aspects of the format of the oral history provided to the reader by those who knew her.

Sophie revealed to the other characters who they are by means of the movies she directed so it's only appropriate that who Sophie was is revealed to the reader via the story telling from the people whose stories she told through her movies.

In revealing their interactions & memories of their time with Sophie they also reveal who they are.

This is a fantastic book club selection. Each of the characters is extremely multi dimensional & would provide hours of discussion.