Durham, North Carolina

This is the home of Duke University and the surrounding suburbia where the Fitzwilliams have settled down. This setting, while quaint, is really the result of Felix's desires. Ella had wanted to live in California, in a rural country house but Felix was not open to that idea. The result is a house that Felix has completely retooled, but an outdoor garden that is Ella's attempt to give the house a more rural feeling. With Duke university right next door there are plenty of art galleries, gardens and the campus itself which Felix fell in love with.

London, England

This is Felix's home country and city, it is also the place where Felix met Ella on the London subway or the Tube. Ella is returning from visiting her father in London at the start of the novel, and Felix's major flashback also takes place in this...