Courbevoie, France

Courbevoie is a suburb of Paris and is where Josephine and Antoine Cortes and their daughters live in an apartment building. Although very modern and nice, the area is not as expensive or "high-brow" as the main city of Paris. Iris looks down on the area and comments to a friend about visiting her sister there, "Yes, in Courbevoie! Can you believe it? I had to take a compass and bring my passport! Ha. ha!" (224). Even young Hortense has picked up on the lower social status that her address carries stating that the cute Prada jacket she had her eyes on would "stick out in Courbevoie, but it would be perfect when we're living in Paris" (305). However, the place is fine for Josephine who is happy to live near her good friend, Shirley and in a simple apartment.

Croco Park, Kenya

Antoine and Mylene move to Croco...