The Apartment/New York City

The apartment is where Chris and Sylvère live in New York City. It is a small apartment and is where they are living when Chris leaves Sylvère. The city is home to Chris, although as her marriage begins to crumble, she feels less at home in the city and the apartment. When Chris returns to New York City from New Zealand, she begins to understand her identity as a Jew.

Wellington, New Zealand

Wellington, New Zealand is where Chris spends much of her childhood. She has an affair with an actor while she is there and begins to write short stories.

Dick’s House

Dick’s house in California is where Chris and Sylvère spend the night after having dinner with Dick. It is where they leave in the morning, believing that Dick is avoiding them because they have stayed too...