When We Were Orphans Study Guide

Part 1, which is Chapter 1 to 3, takes place in London, on July 24th of 1930. Christopher starts Chapter 1 recalling the summer of 1923, the first summer after he came to London after finishing school in Cambridge. In the first chapter, Christopher mentions that he had no family, except for an old aunt in Shropshire and that he is a detective. (read more)