The People in this Story

There are a lot of different people in this story. This list is for y ou to look back at, and check who's who, as you read.

The two most important characters are:

CHARLES (also sometimes called Charlie): An attractive unmarried man who has had a lot of different girlfriends. But he doesn't really fall in love until he meets Carrie.

CARRIE: A beautiful young American woman wh o has worked in fashion.

Other important characters are:

SCARLETT: A lively young woman w h o shares a flat with Charles. She is not his girlfriend. She would like to find a boyfriend, but can't yet find the right person.

TOM: A rich but not very clever friend of Charles, who has no girlfriend but is always searching for love. He finally finds it at the end of this story.

FIONA: Tom's sister. She is very clever and elegant, unlike her brother. She doesn't have a boyfriend because she is in love wi th someone who doesn't love her.

HENRIETTA: She is an old girlfriend of Charles's and she is still in love with him. Unfortunately, Charles is not in love with her. People sometimes call her ' Duck-Face ' behind her back.

GARETH: A loud, lively friend of Charles's wh o enjoys his food and drink, and lives with his boyfriend, Matthew.

MATTHEW: Quieter than Gareth, kind and intelligent. Matthew and Gareth have lived together happily for a long time.

JOHN: Henrietta's brother. He is a very boring man, and the group of friends don't usually invite him to their meetings and parties.

DAVID: Charles's younger brother. He is deaf, and can only speak in sign language, the language of the hands which many deaf people use.

SERENA: An affectionate young woman, wh o falls in love with David. She learns sign language specially so that she can communicate with him.

BERNARD: Tom's best friend. He and Lydia get together at the first wedding, and theirs is the second wedding in the story.

LYDIA: Laura's bridesmaid at the first wedding. She doesn't think much of Bernard at the beginning, but quickly changes her mind when he starts to kiss her!

GERALD: A young priest. He is still studying at the time of the first wedding. He is ready to take the second wedding service in the story but he is not very self-confident.