CHARACTER GUIDE
Age: Early twenty-somethings
Occupation: She just returned to working in a bookstore, after quitting a job in a studio because she hated her boss.
Who is she? The main character
First appearance: Part 1, page 1
Age: No one really knows; she's older than Sara.
Occupation: Receptionist at the studio where Sara used to work
Who is she? Sara's friend
First appearance: Part 1, page 14
Age: Mid-twenties
Occupation: He writes short horror stories for magazines.
Who is he? Andrew lives in the apartment above Sara.
First appearance: Part 3, page 12
Age:19 or 20
Occupation: ?
Who is she? Kara used to live in Sara's apartment.
First appearance: Part 2, page 11
Age: Mid-twenties
Occupation: ?.
Who is she? Sara's new landlady
First appearance: Part 2, page 6
Age: Young
Occupation: Picking up cans, whistling.
Who is she? Nika's daughter
First appearance: Part 3, page 11
Age: 1
Occupation: Barking, sitting on laps.
Who is he? Andrew's dog, given to him by Kara
First appearance: Part 3, page 10
Age: Early twenty-something
Occupation: Works in an ad agency
Who is he? Sara's ex-boyfriend
First appearance: Part 1, page 20
Age: ?
Occupation: Picking up cans, whistling
Who is he: No one really knows.
First appearance: Part 1, page 7
Age: ?
Occupation: German professor
Who is he? Frances' ex-husband
First appearance: Part 1, page 15
Age: Very old
Occupation: None
Who is she? Nika's grandmother, Marina's great-grandmother
First appearance: Part 2, page 6
Age: Forty-something
Occupation: Bookstore owner
Who is he? Sara's boss at the bookstore
First appearance: Part 2, page 16
Age: Twenty-something
Occupation: ?
Who is she? Sara's ex-roommate; she moved to Chicago to live with her boyfriend Ed.
First appearance: Part 1, page 10
Age: Twenty-something
Occupation: Customer service rep turned carpenter
Who is he? Jen's boyfriend who moved to Chicago
First appearance: Part 1, page 10
Age: 18
Occupation: Student
Who is she? She comes into the bookstore and asks inane questions.
First appearance: Part 2, page 19