Nigeria

In the novel, Nigeria and the young children's memories of their home and family life becomes as important as the characters. It is the place that Sade escapes to mentally when her worries and fears in London become overwhelming. She is able to be young and carefree again when she remembers the outdoors and time with her mother in Nigeria.

London

Sade and Femi struggle to think of London as home, the grey landscape and gloomy landscape so different from Nigeria. Despite the immense differences between London and their home in Nigeria, the children undergo some of their most pertinent development in England, finding themselves and developing their sibling bond in the process of searching for their father and sense of self.

School

Sade and Femi both struggle to make new friends and fit in when they begin attending school. For Sade, school comes to represent a central...