Kate

Kate is a young single woman who has recently had a baby. She is tired and alone and has a massive crush on her doctor, Dr. Sheldon. She begins to like him immediately when he doesn’t make her feel bad about being a single pregnant woman. Although she’s not Jewish, like him, she wants to go to his church and try to impress him outside of the hospital. She feels that maybe if he sees how nice she looks and how well she cares for Sarah, he will be interested in dating her or more. Kate appears in the short story, "Song of Soloman".

Dr. Sheldon

Dr. Sheldon is an obstetrician who is recommended to Kate when her co-workers find that she is pregnant. Apparently, he is not surprised or judgmental about single pregnant women. He is a kind man who is well liked by his...