Third-person omniscient narrator, but yet it almost reads as third-person limited. The story surrounds Liz, who at 15 was killed in a hit-and-run accident.
Elsewhere is where all who pass live out their days backwards until they are reborn back on earth, in a never-ending cycle of life and living lives. It is frustrating the fight Liz puts up as she tries to make sense of what has happened to her, and what is to come in her life, but as I type this I realize how Zevin has articulated the teen angst in a manner that is realistic for Liz's situation. I am glad that I read it, and it is a most excellent way of viewing what happens after our time here, on this Earth, is over.
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