Norway

Norway is the home country of Grandmamma, and the country to which the narrator can trace his family roots. The narrator’s parents are both killed in a tragic car accident while visiting Norway, and the narrator later goes to live with his Grandmamma in Norway. It is revealed that Norway is the origin of witches in the world, and is where the Grand High Witch and her inner circle have a secret castle where they rule the witches of the world. It is to this castle that the narrator and Grandmamma decide to head at the end of the novel.

Hotel Magnificent

Hotel Magnificent is a beautiful, multi-story hotel in the coastal town of Bournemouth. It is at Hotel Magnificent that the bulk of the novel occurs, as the narrator and Grandmamma travel to stay at the hotel during their summer holidays. The Hotel Magnificent has hundreds...