Lena Kaligaris

Lena Kaligaris is a 17-year-old girl of Greek heritage. She is serious, thoughtful, and a loyal friend, but is plagued by vague fears that keep her from taking risks. She is still haunted by the memory of Kostos, a handsome boy she fell in love with the previous summer while visiting her grandparents in Greece, although she broke off the relationship because she was too conflicted by her feelings for him. When he shows up on her doorstep, at first she is too paralyzed to even speak to him, but eventually faces her fears and they begin seeing each other again. Her feelings for Kostos make Lena very curious about Eugene, a Greek boy with whom her mother had a heartbreaking relationship early in her life. Eventually, Kostos breaks her heart in much the same way Eugene broke her mother's heart many years ago, and Lena must...