Things I Know To Be True

Bob: Aged 63, retrenched auto worker, a full on devoted family man. He’s calm, good natured, peacemaker, mediator… except when pushed too far. Feeling at a loose end with not enough to do, he does a lot of gardening, particularly a rose bed that is his pride and joy.

Genders: Male

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Fran: Aged 57, a senior nurse working full time. She is still mothering despite her exclamations that she’s over being a mum. She has been a dominant force in all their lives and is sometimes intuitive about them.

Genders: Female

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Pip: Aged 34, education department bureaucrat. Married with two school-age girls. She’s like her mother, Fran - driven, decisive, pushing on with her career. But, though very fond of her supportive husband, she wonders whether or not they have a future together.

Genders: Female

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Mark/Mia: Aged 32, IT specialist. Has always been very close to Rosie, their ‘baby’ sister. A bit of a loner since childhood, very much an observer. Unhappy with their life, with who they are, they’ve begun the progress to a massive change in their life.

Genders: Male

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Ben: Aged 28, financial services officer, Fran’s favourite. She still does his laundry and cooks for him. Ben’s chasing the lifestyle of the movers and shakers at work He’s stealing from the firm and is heading for a fall.

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Rosie: Aged 19 or 20, much loved favourite of all the family. She doesn’t know who she is or what she wants to be yet. She went overseas to ‘grow up’ but the man of her dreams turned out to be a nightmare and she came home to heal. She’s sometimes the observer from the sidelines, sometimes the teller of the story.

Genders: Female

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