The novel is set on Cape Cod. Have you been to this part of the country? In what ways do you think this setting was important to the story? If you were going to write a novel set in a beloved vacation spot of yours, where would you choose?

Look at the Bright Side is set on Cape Cod, one of the author's favorite vacation spots. Have you ever been to this part of the country? Whether you've been to Cape Cod or not, in what ways do you think this setting was important to the story? If you were going to write a novel set in a beloved vacation spot of yours, what would you choose?

Cape Cod was irrelevant to the story. With a tweak or two, this storyline could have been written in any US city.

Though the novel was set in Cape Cod I also do not think the storyline was essential to that location. If I was to write a novel would be set on shores of Lake Michigan near Traverse City because there so many spots where parts of the storyline could occur and maybe, make the plot line centered here.

My honeymoon was on Cape Cod so I was happy that the author chose the Cape as the setting for the story. If I were to write a novel my setting might be the Pocono Mountains in PA. as I grew up in that area.

Cape Cod's location just outside the metropolitan area of Boston was essential to the medical backgrounds of the characters. The author can not go wrong with a seaside setting.
If I were to write a novel with these characters, I would love the setting to be the Hudson River Valley. A beautiful location on the river such as Cold Springs and just close enough to the prestigious medical centers of NYC.

I don't think that the setting had much to do with the story line. If I were to write a novel, it would be set in Michigan along the Lake Michigan shoreline.

I think it could have been set anywhere. The vacation setting I would choose is Vail, Colorado.

I have not been to Cape Cod however I don't feel this setting had much to do with the storyline. If I were going to write a novel, the vacation setting I would choose is Big Sur, California.

I've traveled briefly to the East Coast and loved it. I haven't been to Cape Cod. The setting of the story wasn't as big to me as the characters, but yes, I've often thought of writing about a little lake in North East Washington State, Newman Lake.

I have never been to Massachusetts or Cape Cod. I don't think the setting was essential to the story, aside from providing a beautiful place for several of the characters to live, a large city with major hospitals nearby, and traffic/street layouts that make navigation difficult. The same story could have been set near many other major cities like San Francisco, Los Angeles, or Seattle.

Maui is my happy place and I spend time there regularly. It would make a wonderful setting for a variety of different stories.

I have never been to Cape Cod, and I do enjoy reading novels set in locations I have never visited. If I were to write a story, it would be set on a mountain somewhere. That is where I find solace and peace.

While I do not think that the setting was essential, I have been to the Cape many times and enjoyed picturing the places described in the book. I imagine that is the case in just about any story where the reader is familiar with the setting. That being said, I also agree with her choice of a setting like Cape Cod for that quaint, small town feel. As someone else mentioned, a place like Cold Spring could also work for the same reasons.

I'm actually on Cape Cod as I respond to these questions, and I've spend a great deal of time here. I love this corner of the world. I do think the setting contributes to the story in many ways - Joy's beautiful house on the water echoes the light and openness of the coast and perhaps gives all three women some space for healing. The characters were influenced by their long connections to the Cape and to Massachusetts. Dante, the firefighter and one of Boston's finest, in particular seemed so much a part of New England, but for all of the characters, so many aspects of the area - from the medical facilities, to walking on the beaches, to knowing all the local residents, to noticing and painting the light - were integral parts of their stories. Yes, the story could happen anywhere, but Ms. HIggins gave it texture and specificity by setting it in a real and beautiful place.