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Book cover of Alone with You in the Ether
Alone with You in the EtherOlivie Blake

Characters in Alone with You in the Ether

5 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Aldo Damiani

    A doctoral student in theoretical mathematics whose restless mind drives him to obsessive routines and an unsolvable problem about the nature of time.

  • Charlotte Regan

    An aspiring artist and former counterfeiter on court-ordered therapy for bipolar disorder, working as a docent at the Art Institute of Chicago.

Supporting characters

  • Marc

    Regan's wealthy boyfriend at the story's start, representing the complacent life she is trying to leave behind.

  • Masso

    Aldo's father, a chef whose steady warmth contrasts with the absence of Aldo's mother.

  • Helen

    Regan's critical mother, who constantly compares her unfavorably to her high-achieving sister.