That Kind of Mother Characters

Rumaan Alam
This Study Guide consists of approximately 66 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of That Kind of Mother.
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That Kind of Mother Characters

Rumaan Alam
This Study Guide consists of approximately 66 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of That Kind of Mother.
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Rebecca Stone

Rebecca is Christopher’s wife, Jacob’s biological mother, Andrew’s adoptive mother, Lorraine and Dr. Greg Brooks’ daughter, and Judith and Christine’s sister. She is a talented poet and loving mother. Rebecca is a thin, white woman. She adores Princess Diana and aspires to embody her beauty and compassion. She is not an especially attentive or affectionate wife and finds herself gradually falling out of love with Christopher after Jacob’s birth. She perceives Diana’s divorce as an omen of her own looming divorce from Christopher. The two separate soon after Christopher loses his position at the bank. Throughout their divorce, Rebecca entertains regular sexual fantasies about Christopher.

After giving birth to Jacob, Rebecca feels overwhelmed and frightened by motherhood. She turns to Priscilla for guidance and relies on her to provide structure and order in her life. Priscilla’s presence enables Rebecca to...

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