However , some of the places mentioned are either fictional or deliberately or unintentionally misnamed .
In her Afterword to the novel , Voigt explains that although the Tillerman family and the events described are all fictional , the geography of the book is accurate .
Some of the places mentioned are either fictional or deliberately or unintentionally misnamed .
In her Afterword to the novel , Voigt explains that although the Tillerman family and the events described are all fictional , the geography of the book is accurate .