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Book cover of The Things We Don't Say
The Things We Don't SayElla Carey

Characters in The Things We Don't Say

3 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Emma Temple

    Ninety-year-old artist and the subject of Patrick Adams's most famous portrait.

  • Laura

    Emma's granddaughter, a music student who used the portrait as collateral for her tuition.

Supporting characters

  • Patrick Adams

    Renowned London artist, Emma's lifelong companion, long dead when the story opens.