Faithful Place: A Novel Characters & Character Analysis

Faithful Place: A Novel Characters

Francis Mackey

Known as Frank, Francis Mackey is Holly's father, Olivia's ex-husband and the middle child of the Mackey family. Frank left his childhood home and plans never to return. Frank becomes a police officer and breaks off almost all contact with his family until Rosie's suitcase is found. Frank had agreed with Rosie's plan to leave the neighborhood without giving the idea more than a few minutes' consideration, which is a statement of his desperation to leave. Frank is a strong person who realizes at an early age that he doesn't want to be anything like his parents and has something akin to hatred for his parents. At the same time, once he's among his family, he realizes that he has missed the connection. Frank wants desperately to be a good father and believes that it's his job to protect Holly from everything he possibly can. He also wants to...
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