What is the setting of Other Voices, Other Rooms?

The most important location in the book is Skully's Landing where the majority of the plot line extends. Skully's Landing is located in a remote spot in Louisiana a day's journey away from Joel's home with Aunt Ellen in Ponchartrain. On Joel's journey he must make stops in Paradise Chapel and Noon City before finding a ride which will take him the rest of the way to Skully's Landing. Ancillary locations include the Cloud Hotel, the Drowning Pond and the woods and swamp area surrounding Skully's Landing. Joel also spends time at the home of the Thompkins twins for brief visits and enjoys spending time in Missouri's cabin where he feels comforted. The carnival in Noon City is an interesting location not only for its sideshow eccentricities but also for the transitional phases it represents for both Joel and Idabel. Joel also hides out in an abandoned house during the carnival to avoid the over zealous attentions of Miss Wisteria. There are also more intimate settings such as the bedrooms in the house each crammed with antique furniture and mementos from past lives. Although not part of the main plot line, Randolph experiences life in European cities as well as cities on the east coast of the United States.