Abbie is Luke's wife. She is the mother of Thomas, Aaron and Ruth Ann. Abbie and Belinda walk to the train station together the day that Melissa is due to return to their town from the East, then again when Amy Jo comes back from the West to visit. It is during the course of the novel that Abbie gives birth to Ruth Ann. Especially after the birth of Ruth Ann, Belinda often helps her sister-in-law out with the children.
