Characters
- Lillian Booth: Niece of Jed and Georgia Booth (adoptive parents). Gets raped by Jed and has a baby girl called Charlotte.
- Jed Booth: Head of the Booth plantation. Husband of Georgia and father of Emily, Eugenia, and Charlotte. He is the adoptive father and uncle of Lillian. He is very harsh and demanding. After Georgia's death and losing his plantation, he rapes Lillian that led to Charlotte's birth.
- Georgia Booth: Wife of Jed and the mother of Emily and Eugenia. She is the aunt and adoptive mother of Lillian. she suffers from depression when Eugenia dies and soon dies from stomach cancer.
- Emily Booth: Daughter of Jed and Georgia Booth, strongly hates Lillian and does all she can to make Lillian's life hell. Extremely religious and praises God.
- Eugenia Booth: Younger sister of Emily and cousin of Lillian. She suffers from a genetic illness and dies at a young age.
- Niles Thompson: Lillian's childhood sweetheart. He dies from an accidental fall from Lillian's room after sneaking in to see her.
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