Granada

Granada is an important city in southern Spain, in the region of Andalusia. Adam and Isabel visit their because Adam says he would like to see it. Granada is known for its repository of Moorish architecture dating from the period from before the Reconquista. The most famous of these architectural treasures is the Alhambra. Remarkably, Adam and Isabel leave without having visited Alhambra because Adam is feeling too hurt over Isabel’s rejection of him to enjoy staying in the city.

Atocha Station

Atocha Station is a central railway hub in Madrid. It is proximate to where the March 11th metro bombings took place in 2004. The station is not that far from where Adam lives, and it also close to the Ritz Carlton where he was staying the morning of the bombing. The novel’s title suggests that Adam is in some process of exiting the historical baggage...