Bristol, England

Bristol is where Heloise is from. It is a city in southwest England situated on the River Avon. Heloise's mother Angie still lives there, in the house in which Heloise and her siblings grew up. Heloise attaches Bristol and her childhood home to her parents' relationship before her father's death. She thinks frequently about the parties her parents would have when friends would come over to discuss politics and smoke marijuana. At this time, Angie and Clifford were still together and despite their bickering, seemed comfortable and happy with one another.

France

France is where the car accident that kills Heloise's father and Barbie takes place. Clifford traveled to France with Delia, his lover, and Barbie, her friend when he was supposed to be in Germany. During the accident, the car spun across two lanes of traffic and hit a tractor-trailer. Barbie died instantly, and Clifford was...