Characters in Kane & Abel

William Lowell Kane

The privileged heir to a Boston banking fortune, educated at Ivy League schools, whose career and ambitions run in a decades-long rivalry with Abel.

Abel Rosnovski

A Polish-born immigrant who rises from poverty to build a hotel empire in America, driven by a long-running grudge against Kane.

Also in The Prodigal Daughter

Henry Osborne

The manipulative second husband of William Kane's mother, who later enters politics.

Florentyna Rosnovski

Abel's daughter, whose own story carries on into the sequel, The Prodigal Daughter.

Also in The Prodigal Daughter

Richard Kane

William Kane's son, who falls in love with Abel's daughter without either family's feud being understood by the young couple.

Matthew Lester

William Kane's close friend, a member of a rival banking family.

Davis Leroy

A hotel owner who gives Abel his first major management role.

Anne Kane

William Kane's mother, whose second marriage brings trouble to the family.

Zaphia Rosnovski

Abel's wife, whose life becomes bound up with his rise from poverty to hotel owner.