Gram is Lennon's grandmother. Gram is an artist who spends a great deal of time in her art studio painting green women who all look basically alike. As the novel progresses, the reader learns that Gram is quite an odd woman, a gardening guru who will prune other people's bushes without permission, but become incensed when someone touches her roses, which are believed to have aphrodisiac properties. Toward the end of the novel, the reader learns that Gram has blamed herself for sixteen years for her daughter's decision to never come home again. Gram tells Lennon that on the day Paige, Lennon's mother, decided she could no longer handle motherhood, Gram told her if she left she could never come back. That is exactly what has happened and Gram has carried around the guilt of that ever since. Lennon, however, forgives her and ensures her that it is not her fault, allowing Gram the peace of mind to finally get on with her life.
