Bloomsbury, London

Bloomsbury is the neighborhood the Linden sisters grow up in. Hazel chooses to remain in her childhood home all her life. The Blitz leaves its mark on this area.

Binsey, Oxfordshire

The Linden girls are billeted with the Aberdeens in Binsey. The Aberdeens’ cottage is cozy and picturesque. The girls relish the natural beauty of Binsey.

Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Peggy Andrews grows up in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. She is raised by her mother and lives beside her crush, Wren. Hazel spends the novel trying to discover how her Whisperwood story reached America.

St. Ives, Cornwall

Harry lives in St. Ives, working as an artist. Hazel moves there after Edwin passes away to open her own bookstore. They start a family there.

Mum’s house

Mum lives in a Palladian Georgian house with Alastair Tennyson and their son, Tenny. Hazel resents Mum’s remarriage and believes Mum married...