Haddington

Haddington is a fictional suburban town in Massachusetts where much of the novel is set. Eve’s house is located in Haddington, as is the senior center where Eve works. Haddington is also the location of Eastern Community College, where Eve takes evening classes after Brendan move away for college. Although Haddington is a fictional town, and although it is not described in detail in the novel, the characters’ various attitudes towards Haddington evoke the feeling of a quiet, relatively small suburb.

Haddington Senior Center

Haddington Senior Center is a community center in Haddington that caters to the needs of senior citizens. Eve works as a leading administrator at the Center, and Amanda works as the Center’s events coordinator. Amanda organizes a lecture series for the entertainment and edification of the senior citizens who frequent the Center, and although she wishes to organize exciting and progressive lectures...