Rose Madder
Rose MadderStephen King
Characters in Rose Madder
10 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Rosie Daniels
A woman who leaves her abusive husband after fourteen years and builds a new life in another city, where she finds the painting.
Antagonists
Norman Daniels
Rosie's husband, a police detective and a skilled tracker, who hunts her after she leaves.
Supporting characters
Rose Madder
The woman in the painting Rosie buys, who rules the strange country the picture opens onto.
Bill Steiner
A pawnshop worker who befriends Rosie in her new city.
Anna Stevenson
Runs the Daughters and Sisters women's shelter that takes Rosie in.
Peter Slowik
A traveler's aid worker who directs Rosie to the shelter when she arrives.
Rob Lefferts
A man Rosie meets at the pawnshop who offers her work reading audiobooks.
Roy Foster
A police friend of Norman's.
Erinyes (Rose Madder)
A blind bull that guards the temple in the painting's world.
Dorcas (Rose Madder)
A woman in the painting's world who helps Rosie.