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Martha Beck

This person was a Ph.D. candidate at Harvard when she learned she was expecting her second child.

John Beck

This person was a Ph.D. candidate at Harvard when he learned his wife was expecting their second child.

Katie Beck

This person was only eighteen months old when her mother became pregnant.

Adam Beck

This person was born with Down Syndrome.

Sibyl Johnston

This person is a writer and a good friend of the author's.

Deirdre Hennesy

This person had been married to a cruel man and she left him during her first pregnancy.

Hugh and Phyllis Nibley

These people are the author's parents.

Jay and Faye Beck

These people are John Beck's parents.

Professor Goatstroke

This person is the pseudonym of the professor used as an adviser for a dissertation.

Mark Fuller

This person was one character's boss during his time as a consultant...

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