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Book cover of Vacant Possession
Vacant PossessionHilary MantelAxon Family, book 2

Characters in Vacant Possession

2 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Muriel Axon

    Released after ten years of psychiatric confinement, and working her way back into the households of everyone she blames for it.

    Also in Every Day Is Mother's Day

Supporting characters

  • Isabel Field

    The social worker who handled the Axon case a decade ago and has built a different life since.

    Also in Every Day Is Mother's Day