Chance Cove

Chance Cove is the only harbor and community on the island of Sweetland. It is where all the characters in the novel are born and grew up, and where all their homes are during the novel, with the exception of the Priddles. After Sweetland's return to the island, its houses are abandoned and plundered for what they may yield for Sweetland's survival. After the community leaves, a storm destroys the breakwater that protects its harbor, portending the destruction of the cove and the disappearance of all evidence that it once existed.

The King's Seat

The King's Seat is a rock formation on a headland of the isle of Sweetland. It is a prominent landmark and a place where Sweetland often pauses on his way to the more wild parts of the island. Whenever they go out to poach rabbits, it is where Sweetland and Jesse stop to...