Lady Anna Gordon is Sir Philip's wife. Lady Anna adores her child when she is an infant. However, this adoration changes as Stephen grows. Lady Anna cannot relate to her child. Lady Anna senses something odd, something strange in her child that causes her to shun their relationship. As Stephen grows older, Lady Anna continues to struggle with her antipathy toward her own child, a situation that creates tension in her marriage. For the first time, Lady Anna senses that she might lose the affection she has always taken for granted in her marriage.