An earlier post introduced three major characters -- Millie, Rosie, and Emma -- at the beginning of their character arcs. Here are some additional characters, significant but not quite as central to the story and themes.
-- Janna and Jeri: Janna and Jeri are adolescent identical twins. Of the two, Janna is more levelheaded, Jeri more impulsive. Jeri suffered from anorexia. The girls played around with tarot cards, something they could do together even when Jeri was in the hospital. Jeri died not long before the book's beginning. Janna and her mother are both devastated, and Janna is angry. As spirits in the afterlife start trying to contact the living, the twins' bond provides one avenue.
-- Paul: This young man attends a crucial, revelatory séance only because an acquaintance dragged him along. He's self-employed in a technological field that gives him a flexible schedule, useful for the missions he gets landed with. He has some maturing to do. He'll be getting a chance to do it.
-- Sofia: Sofia is a kindly, maternal spirit who looks after Millie (see previous post) when Millie finds it difficult to cope. Millie's personal growth, in the course of the story, may require some adjustments to this relationship.
-- Daniel: a dignified, elegant gentleman, he is the first spirit to come to Millie and reveal that he too has met a victim of his own body. (For the confrontation in which Millie learned the same, see this previous post.)
That's all for now -- except today's preorder links. Besides Amazon, here's one for Bookshop.org, a great alternative for those who want paperbacks but would rather not get them from a giant corporation.
See you soon!
