Where'd You Go, Bernadette: A Novel: Booktrack Edition characters

Also known as Bee

Appears from the start

Bernadette and Elgin's fifteen-year-old daughter, a bright student at Galer Street School. She asks for a family trip to Antarctica as her reward for excellent grades and remains fiercely loyal to her unconventional mother.

Appears from the start

Bee's mother, a sharp, reclusive woman who finds ordinary Seattle life exhausting and avoids most direct contact with other people. She conducts many errands through a remote assistant and agrees reluctantly to Bee's desired Antarctic trip.

Appears from the start

Bernadette's husband and Bee's father, a celebrated technology executive immersed in a major project at Microsoft. His long hours and practical temperament leave him increasingly disconnected from Bernadette's distress.

Appears from the start

The Branches' neighbor and a highly involved parent at Galer Street School. She regards Bernadette's neglected property and hostile manner as threats to the neighborhood and pursues their disputes with determined indignation.

Appears from the start

Audrey's son and Bee's schoolmate. His problems at Galer Street intensify the conflict between the Griffin and Branch families.

Appears from the start

Elgin's organized new administrative assistant and Audrey Griffin's friend. Her sympathy for Audrey's grievances places her within the neighborhood conflict surrounding Bernadette.

Appears from the start

The virtual assistant in India whom Bernadette hires over the internet. Bernadette trusts her with everything from restaurant bookings to the arrangements and personal information needed for the Antarctic trip, although they have never met.

First appears in chapter 2

An architecture expert whose account of Bernadette's earlier career helps explain that her withdrawal from public life followed an exceptional period of creative work.

First appears in chapter 4

A professional recruited by Elgin to lead a formal intervention when he becomes convinced that Bernadette is in crisis.

First appears in chapter 4

A federal investigator who contacts the Branch family after suspicious activity is traced to the online service Bernadette has trusted with sensitive information.