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Book cover of An Anonymous Girl
An Anonymous GirlGreer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen

Characters in An Anonymous Girl

7 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Jessica Farris

    A 28-year-old New York makeup artist, guarded and short of money, who enters a paid psychology study.

Antagonists

  • Dr. Lydia Shields

    The poised psychiatrist who runs the morality study and keeps her real motives hidden.

Supporting characters

  • Thomas Shields

    Lydia's estranged husband, a therapist whose past is tied to the study's secrets.

  • April (An Anonymous Girl)

    A former study participant known mostly through other people's accounts, whose past links to Lydia and Thomas.

  • Becky Farris

    Jessica's younger sister, whose needs shape the family's money troubles.

  • Ben Quick

    Dr. Shields's assistant, who seems uneasy about how the study is run.

  • Noah (An Anonymous Girl)

    A kind man Jessica meets who offers her a chance at honesty.