Someone Like You | Setting

Unspecified suburbia forms the setting for the story. Halley and Scarlett live in Lakeview, a "Neighborhood of Friends"—or fiends, as kids frequently change the sign to read—whose only distinguishing characteristic is the new airport three miles away so that a constant stream of airplanes fly over the houses.

The setting could be almost any middle class enclave. Halley and Scarlett work at Milton's Market, the grocery store at the mall down the road. They attend high school where the counselor messes up schedules; go to the lake for picnics and other recreational activities;...

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