Hilltop Farm

Hilltop Farm is where Roz spends her time during the first half of the novel after being found and repaired from her time on the island. It is here that Roz meets the Shareef family and develops a close relationship with Mr. Shareef’s children, Jaya and Jad. While on the farm, Roz learns many skills to keep the machines running, protect the cows, and manages to revitalize the farm when Mr. Shareef was unable to complete daily tasks on his own. Hilltop Farm has belonged to the Shareef family for generations and it is implied at the end of the novel that Jaya and Jad are both training to take their father’s place should he retire or pass away. Before leaving the farm, Roz ensures that everything will run long enough for Mr. Shareef to buy another robot. While the reader does not see how...