Boyne City

Boyne City is a small town in Northern Michigan, located at the edge of Lake Charlevoix and near Lake Michigan. Jane is a teacher there, and Duncan has a woodworking shop in Boyne City. He builds and restores furniture The town is very small which means everyone knows everyone else, and there are few pieces of personal business that remain personal. Boyne City is a real town with a small population, meaning the setting for this novel is very similar to the real town. There are specific places mentioned, such as the school, an ice cream shop, and the homes of Jane and Aggie. There are also a couple of scenes that take place on the beach.

The School

Jane teaches at a school, and many scenes take place there in her second-grade classroom. The school seems typical for the town and situation. There are two second-grade...