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Book cover of A Head Full of Ghosts
A Head Full of GhostsPaul Tremblay

Characters in A Head Full of Ghosts

5 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Marjorie Barrett

  • Merry Barrett

    Marjorie's younger sister; narrates the family's ordeal fifteen years later to a writer researching the case.

Supporting characters

  • Father Wanderly

  • Sarah Barrett

    Marjorie and Merry's mother, distant and increasingly frustrated as the family's crisis deepens.

  • John Barrett

    Marjorie and Merry's father, whose faith tips toward zealotry as he seeks an explanation for his daughter's condition.