Lawyer’s office

Mr. Mitch’s office serves as the launch pad for the novel’s beginning and the shocking reunion between Benny and Byron. They had gone many years without seeing each other before they must meet the lawyer to listen to their mother’s tape. The setting is initially uncomfortable, and both siblings flee the setting before gathering themselves and resolving to complete the process as their mother intended.

Eleanor’s house

Both Benny and Byron visit their mother’s house after she has passed. They enjoy touching things and exploring the house to find small pieces of their mother’s life scattered around. It is also painful for them to be in the house as they learn more about her life and the secrets she kept. In Eleanor’s memories, the house became a lonely place once her husband died and she only kept contact with...