Gunflint Lake, Minnesota

Gunflint Lake, Minnesota is Ben's home town and where he was before running away to New York City. Gunflint Lake is where Ben's parents met and served as the inspiration for the wolf diorama at the American Museum of Natural History.

June 1977

June 1977 is the time frame Ben's (and later Rose's) narrative is set. About a month passes over the course of the novel, ending on July 13, 1977.

Hoboken, New Jersey

Hoboken, New Jersey is where Rose is living at the start of the novel. She has lived there with her father ever since her mother and father divorced. Rose does not like living in Hoboken and runs away to New York City.

October 1927

October 1927 is when most of Rose's narrative is set. It is in October 1927 that Rose runs away from home and moves in with her brother Walter. Rose's narrative jumps forward to 1977 in Part...