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Nora Guerraoui

This character is a music composer who struggles in the aftermath of the sudden death of a parent.

Jeremy Gorecki

This character is a military veteran who lost a parent at a young age and who works in law enforcement.

Driss Guerraoui

This character is a Moroccan immigrant to America who owns and operates first a donut shop and then a diner. This character is killed in an accident early in the novel.

Maryam Bouziane

This character made up a story in order to convince a partner to leave Morocco and immigrate to America. This character is a parent who lives in a strained marriage for decades until the death of a spouse.

Salma Guerraoui

This character is a dentist with twin children who becomes addicted to painkillers.

Erica Coleman

This character is a detective who raised a spouse's child like the character's own practically from birth...

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