Forever Families

Forever Families is a group of people who have experienced a loss of some kind and are now looking to adopt a child. Forever Families groups operate in nine states and the District of Colombia. The group Winnie attends at the beginning of the book is lead by Mabel Quackenbush and Winnie is only there as research for her latest novel.

Huxtable Street

Winnie, the main character, lives on Huxtable Street in Boston.

Boston

The novel begins in Boston where Winnie's house is located.

Ruge House

The Rudge House is in a quiet cul-de-sac on Holly Bush Hill in Hampstead. The Rudge House was built in the early nineteenth century by Winnie's great-greatg-great grandfather Ozias Rudge, then partitioned in the 1930s, so only the top floor flat remains in the family. The house is haunted throughout much of the story by the spirit of Gervasa.

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