Hayley Gillespie

In the book, there is a scene fairly early on in which Mary Whitney and Grace throw apple peels on the ground to find out the initials of whom they will marry. Grace’s apple peel lands like a “J”. I find this very interesting because almost every man Grace encounters, or at least discusses, has a “J” in their first or last name. There is Jerimiah the Peddler, James McDermott, Dr. Simon Jordan, and Jamie Walsh. These specific characters also play significant roles in Grace’s life. Jerimiah is a part of Grace’s life that follows her; he sees he in two big parts of her life and also asks her to marry him. James McDermott has an obvious effect on her seeing as he is an accomplice of her life-changing murder. Dr. Jordan is there to understand her and listen, making her relive her past. And Jamie Walsh is the whistleblower that she has some romance with towards the end of the novel.