Oxford

Oxford is the city in England where Piglet lives with Kit. After Piglet and Kit get engaged, Kit's parents offer to help them put a down payment on a house under the condition that they choose a place close to their home in Summertown. Piglet acquiesces because to her "[a]nywhere in Oxford [is] . . . better than Derby" (35). Piglet also likes where she and Kit are living because their location lets her imagine "shopping trips with Cecelia; golf mornings for Kit and Richard; Christmases spent at the house in Summertown" (35). Oxford is therefore a wealthy area that upholds the facade behind which Piglet is living. Being in Oxford solidifies her life with Kit and separates her from her family in Derby.

Fork House

Fork House is the name of the publishing company where Piglet works. Piglet is an assistant editor and works closely with her senior editor Tina and...