Protagonist who flees her wedding, becomes a desert extra, trains under Frank Claymore, rises to Hollywood fame, and ultimately saves her murderer-husband Owen Scudder's life during a film set fire.
Fedya's wife and the woman he takes from his friend Victor. After Fedya's behavior destroys their marriage, she is led to believe he drowned and later marries Victor. The pair face bigamy charges but insist they thought Fedya was dead. When Fedya confesses and shoots himself, Lisa rushes to him and cradles him as he dies.
Jane opens a mission in New York City's slums in memory of philanthropist Bland Hendricks, welcoming outcasts and offering faith cures under the motto “My Neighbor is Perfect.” She attracts Michael Anstell's interest and, with Tom Barnett, continues the mission's work.
Joan is a flapper who gives up that manner when she falls in love with the author and poet Jeffrey Dwyer. After Jeffrey neglects her for Inez, they marry and live happily at a mountain lodge until Inez tries to win him back. Joan understands and forgives Jeffrey when he returns.
Barbara Jane is waiting to elope with Jack when Phil accosts her in her bedroom. After her screams bring her stepfather to the room and Phil kills him, Barbara becomes involved in Jack’s effort to clear himself. She later helps Jack escape and lures Phil from hiding across the border.
Elizabeth is Arnold Cheney's wife and faces a choice between remaining in her marriage and leaving with her lover, Teddy Luton. She invites Catherine and Hughie to visit so she can learn how their decades-long relationship has fared. Their enduring affection encourages her to seek happiness with Teddy, but Arnold secretly intervenes and forces her back to the house.
Lorelei, called Lory in the plot summary, is a beauty contest winner who marries Bob Wharton. Regretting her marriage to a man who has never worked, she leaves him and returns to Palmdale, South Carolina, where Carter Lane woos her. Bob later wins her back at a charity auction, and they reunite.
Diony is the daughter of Thomas and Molly Hall and the central woman of the story. She leaves Virginia with Berk, endures the dangerous journey and frontier hardships, and later makes clothing and teaches other women to weave. When Berk returns, she asserts her right to choose between him and Evan, with whom she has built a life.
Eleanor Boardman has 34 screen credits in a career dating back to 1922. Signature works include The Crowd, The Flood, Souls for Sale. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
