It builds on the sporting and spiritual themes of The River Why, Duncan's first book, but on a much larger canvas, focusing on an entire family instead of a single protagonist. Duncan uses multiple points of view to reinforce this effect by including material supposedly written by different family members in the broad narrative by Kincaid Chance.
The River Why, Duncan's initial book, explores sporting and spiritual themes, but on a smaller scale, focusing on a single protagonist. Duncan employs multiple perspectives to achieve this effect by incorporating material purportedly written by different family members within the overarching narrative of Kincaid Chance.