The Midnight Library
The Midnight LibraryMatt HaigThe Midnight World, book 1
Characters in The Midnight Library
7 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Nora Seed
A thirty-five-year-old woman in Bedford whose life has collapsed into regret; after a suicide attempt she wakes in the Midnight Library and tries on the lives she did not live.
Supporting characters
Mrs. Elm
Nora's old school librarian, who appears as the keeper and guide of the Midnight Library.
Joe Seed
Nora's older brother, a musician, from whom she is estranged in her root life.
Ash (The Midnight Library)
A surgeon from Bedford who tells Nora her cat has died, and who is her husband in one of the lives she tries.
Izzy Hirsh
Nora's closest friend, living in Australia, whom she had once planned to emigrate with.
Dan Lord
Nora's former fiance, whose dream of a country pub she abandoned him to pursue.