Widowed mother of Alice and Paul who initially maintains estranged relationships with them. She reconnects with her wealthy ex-husband Henrique but ultimately reveals she secretly protected Paul from his late husband Bill's disapproval of his sexuality. She acts as a peacemaker, helping her children and half-sister Eloise heal old wounds.
Donna's late husband with whom she had a happy but secretly strained marriage.
Donna's wealthy ex-husband and father of her eldest daughter.
A strained mother-daughter bond that heals through shared vulnerability.
A protective maternal relationship that Paul only fully understands late in the story.
A distant but caring maternal bond that bridges their childhood divide.
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