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The Woman

This character has one biological child from her previous marriage and has come to treat the other child in the blended family as her own son by the time of the novel's opening. This character is blindsided and hurt by her partner's stated wish to be located "more permanently" (21) in the Southwestern United States, when he knows that the Southwest will not be an area conducive to this character's next documentary project.

The Boy

This character turns ten years old the day before he and his family set out on the road trip depicted at the center of the narrative. This character is thoughtful, deeply caring, and a bit impulsive. It is this character's idea to go looking for the child refugees he calls the lost children, if for no other reason than the extra time it will allow him to spend with one particular member of...

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