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Book cover of The Girls
The GirlsEmma Cline, Ernest Riera

Characters in The Girls

3 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Evie Boyd

    A lonely fourteen-year-old in 1969 Northern California, narrating in retrospect, whose need to be seen draws her into the cult's orbit.

Antagonists

  • Lady Russell

    A charismatic, manipulative would-be musician who leads the ranch commune of devoted young women.

Supporting characters

  • Suzanne

    A dark-haired, magnetic older girl in the group; the object of Evie's intense fascination and the person who pulls her deeper in.