Match

It is a match sizzling that wakes Evie up during the opening chapter of the novel. This image repeats again Chapter 32 when Evie returns to the present in her memories.

My Sin Perfume

My Sin is the scent that Evie's mother wears. One of the things that Evie packs when she is forced to evacuate from the hotel is a bottle of this perfume.

Palm Beach Florida

Palm Beach Florida is where Joe takes Evie and Beverly for a vacation, even though it is the off-season and the island is basically deserted.

Cigarettes

Margie and Evie believe that smoking cigarettes is synonymous with being grown up. They practice their smoking skills using candy cigarettes.

Queens

Queens is the part of New York in which Joe, Beverly and Evie live with Joe's mother.

Lord and Taylor

Lord and Taylor is the store at which Beverly works while Joe...