My Darling Dreadful Thing
My Darling Dreadful ThingJohanna van Veen
Characters in My Darling Dreadful Thing
5 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Roos Beckman
A 21-year-old who assists her guardian's fraudulent séances and has been accompanied since childhood by the spirit Ruth.
Antagonists
Willamina (My Darling Dreadful Thing)
Agnes's sister-in-law, who shares the estate and holds a hostile, prejudiced view of newcomers to the house.
Supporting characters
Agnes Knoop
A wealthy young widow who meets Roos at a séance and brings her to the family estate.
Ruth
A corpse-like spirit, dead for centuries, who only Roos can see and who has been her companion since childhood.
Doctor Montague (My Darling Dreadful Thing)
A psychologist who evaluates Roos's mental state after she is accused of murder.