Diana Shaw is the aspiring actress at the center of the story. Despite her relatives’ fears and doubts about her health, inexperience, and ambitions, she leaves home and pursues professional theatre. Haunted by expectations created by her late mother, she remains determined to be judged as herself and moves toward the premiere with Robin’s support.
Jemma Venn is Chrissie Fairburn’s fiancée, though Chrissie’s sudden engagement and secretive behavior suggest that the relationship is overshadowed by hidden trouble. Chrissie eventually confesses the killing of Jason Buliegh to her, making Jemma the person who receives the truth about the crime and its devastating effect on Chrissie.
Selena is the imprisoned woman Margaret visits at Millbank, claiming spiritual gifts and insisting that a séance-related death made her a wrongly convicted murderer. She draws Margaret into an increasingly intimate and unsettling relationship, while claiming that spirits are holding her captive and will eventually set her free.
Zoë Tapper has 26 screen credits in a career dating back to 2002. Signature works include Grace, I, Jack Wright, Big Boys Don’t Cry. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
