The Little Stranger
The Little StrangerSarah Waters
Characters in The Little Stranger
6 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Dr. Faraday
The narrator, a country doctor of modest origins who becomes entangled with the Ayres family at Hundreds Hall.
Supporting characters
Caroline Ayres
The plain, practical daughter who tries to keep the failing estate running.
Roderick Ayres
Caroline's sardonic brother, a war veteran with a damaged leg and scars from a plane crash.
Mrs. Ayres
The genteel widowed mother of Roderick and Caroline.
Betty (The Little Stranger)
A fourteen-year-old maid at Hundreds Hall who senses something is wrong in the house.
Mrs. Baker-Hyde
A condescending neighbour whose family has bought another large manor nearby.