Lost Cove

Lost Cove is a Northern California coastal town that appears to be at least medium-sized, for it boasts a museum, a harbor and lies along Highway 1. Lost Cove is a quiet, beautiful place, surrounded by cliffs and beaches on one side, and hills and forests on the other. Lost Cove is the hometown of Jude and Noah, and is where Benjamin and Dianna have decided to raise their family. It is to Lost Cove that Brian moves during the novel, and it is in Lost Cove that Guillermo has his studio. Lost Cove is also geographically situated relatively close to the California School of the Arts, making walks to the school practicable.

The Spot

The Spot is an area of the coastline near Lost Cove where teenagers and new adults get together to party, drink, and do drugs. Noah, when he is younger, avoids the place at...