Florence, Italy

Florence, Italy is the city to which Lina travels after her mother dies of pancreatic cancer. She will be living with Howard, a man whom her mother told her was a friend, but her grandmother has told her was her father.

Duomo

The Duomo is the first historic landmark that Lina sees when she arrives in Florence. Lina is pleasantly shocked and surprised when she learns that the Duomo was also the first historic landmark that her mother saw in Italy. Lina reads about her mother’s visit to the Duomo on the same day that she visited it for the first time with Howard.

Ponte Vecchio

Ponte Vecchio is the place that Hadley identified as the place that felt right to her. Later, Lina asks Ren to take her to see this old bridge so she can understand what her mother saw. It is one of...