Our review of Between Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaouad focused on chapters one through four (1-4) and pages one through thirty-four (1-34). The itch Jaouad opened the book with garnered much discussion as did the comparing and contrasting of her past relationships with her new love for Will.

We examined several book/chapter/story structures and talked about my use of index cards to lay out many classes/video programs and my book, Eating an Elephant: Write Your Life One Bite at a Time.

Then, we practiced identifying the structure, purpose, and theme in chapter three of Jaouad’s memoir.

To become more comfortable with structure, purpose, and theme, I’ve attached a fillable chart you can use to recognize these three foundational aspects in Between Two Kingdoms.