Characters in A Monster Calls

Conor O'Malley

A thirteen-year-old boy struggling with his mother's terminal illness and his own buried fears.

Harry (A Monster Calls)

A popular schoolmate whose bullying of Conor turns out to be one of the only things in Conor's life that still feels normal.

Conor's Mother

Undergoing treatment for a serious illness; the center of Conor's fear and love.

The Monster (A Monster Calls)

An ancient, wild being in the form of a walking yew tree that visits Conor at night to tell him three stories and demand a fourth — the truth Conor is hiding.

Grandma (A Monster Calls)

Conor's stern, tidy grandmother, never given another name in the novel, who moves into the house as his mother's illness worsens.

Lily Andrews

Mum (A Monster Calls)