How is the city of Bedford described in the novel, A Taste of Daylight?

For Seely, Bedford is described as a large city, an exciting place with neighbors, school within walking distance, new friends, new responsibilities, and opportunities. She and her family live in a rented carriage house with a large living area and a small bedroom for her mother with the kitchen beyond. Seely sleeps in an open loft above the kitchen and Robert on a daybed in the large open room downstairs.