Clementine

Clementine is the wife of Sam, mother of Holly and Ruby, and the best friend of Erika. Clementine is also a professional cellist. For much of the novel, Clementine is distracted, angry, and sad. Clementine is horrified by the near-death of Ruby, blaming herself internally while outwardly casting blame on Sam for what happened.

While Clementine is struggling to fix her chilled marriage to Sam, she is dealing with Erika's request that Clementine donate eggs. By the close of the novel, Clementine acknowledges that she has been unfairly blaming Sam and not recognizing him as a person. The two begin to repair their marriage and move beyond the Ruby.

Erika

Erika is the wife of Oliver. Haunted by her own upbringing to a hoarder mother, Sylvia, Erika has vowed to give her own future child a better life. Erika is not keen on having children. However, since she...