Tudor Hall / The Farm

Much of the novel takes place on the small farm in Maryland where the Booth children are raised. The secretive quality of the farmhouse is representative of the family's subversive existence in the shadow of Father's jilted lover Adelaide Booth. Furthermore, when Father builds a new house on the grounds that he calls Tudor Hall, it is ultimately abandoned by the family as they splinter in the wake of his passing. Thus, the magnificent farmhouse that Father had intended as a means of expressing the family's provenance falls into relative ruin and stands in for Father's unfulfilled dreams for his family at large. Still, the farm is an important site of unity for the children, and Edwin frequently remembers his father's reassurances that he is safe when his "foot is on his native health."

Baltimore, MD

The Booths have heavy connections to Baltimore, and this...