Warsaw, Poland

Maryna's professional home and the center of Polish cultural life. This is where the novel begins.

Zakopane

A resort town in the Tatra Mountains on the southern border of Poland, where Maryna and her friends first attempt communal living and where they plan their trip to America.

Krakow

Krakow is the Polish city that is Maryna's home and the place where her brother dies.

Liverpool, England

Liverpool is the port city where Ryszard and Julian begin the migration to America.

New York City

New York city is the first stopping point for the Poles on their journey to California. There they get their first taste of America.

Isthmus of Panama

The Isthmus of Panama is the narrow land mass where the Polish travelers take a train to the Pacific Ocean, on their journey to San Francisco.

San Francisco

San Francisco is another cosmopolitan city on the...