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Book cover of The Wife Upstairs
The Wife UpstairsRachel Hawkins

Characters in The Wife Upstairs

4 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Jane (The Wife Upstairs)

    A broke former foster kid who walks dogs in a gated Alabama community under an assumed name, and falls for a wealthy widower.

Supporting characters

  • Eddie Rochester

    The recently widowed owner of the neighborhood's grandest house and Jane's love interest.

  • Bea (The Wife Upstairs)

    Eddie's late first wife, whose story is told through her diary entries alongside Jane's chapters.

Minor characters

  • Blanche (The Wife Upstairs)

    Bea's best friend and a fellow resident of Thornfield Estates.