Rose and Luke's Apartment

Rose and Luke's apartment is one of the novel's primary settings. Though the specific city is never identified, the couple's home is located in an urban environment. The apartment is the backdrop for Rose and Luke's fight over Rose's prenatal vitamins. Noticing that her husband has come around to her side of the bed, something he never does, Rose immediately understands he is upset. In the first version of the fight, the couple fails to resolve their difference. Rose sees the argument as a turning point, and returns to this scene throughout the novel. Each time, the reader is re-situated in Rose and Luke's bedroom.

In other versions of Rose's life, Addie is present in the home. Her presence alters the couple's private dynamic, though not always in positive ways.

Rose's Parents' Home

Rose's parents' home is located outside the city, in an unidentified suburban...