The Master Bedroom

The master bedroom is where Mia and Isabelle where conceived. It is where Josh and Julie had described their hopes and dreams for their future. It is where they had their most intimate conversations. It is where Julie died. Lastly, it is where Joshua wrote the Epilogue.

Bangladesh

To Julie, Bangladesh was "filled with ugliness and beauty, suffering and joy, poverty and generosity" (169). It represents strength in spite of adversity. It reminds her of her cancer experience. She thinks she has a sign when she is walking to a cancer appointment, and a woman from Bangladesh stops her to ask for directions to the same hospital.

Julie and Joshua's Apartment

Julie joins her and Josh's apartment with the next door one. For her, this represents what she will leave behind for her family. It is rare in New York City to find a four-bedroom apartment...