yd ' s ▁not ebook s ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁teach ▁her ▁husband ▁a ▁less on . ▁ 1 5 - year - old ▁Ben ▁is ▁confused ▁by ▁her ▁behaviour , ▁but ▁accepts ▁Anne ' s ▁conditions . ▁Dec ades ▁later ▁he ▁publish es ▁the ▁st olen ▁novel ▁under ▁his ▁own ▁name ▁and ▁becomes ▁a ▁famous ▁writer . ▁When ▁Den ny ▁finds ▁out ▁about ▁the ▁the ft , ▁she ▁conce als ▁the ▁truth ▁and ▁mar ries ▁Ben . ▁ ▁D aph ne ▁Wright : ▁The ▁ 1 7 - year - old ▁daughter ▁of ▁the ▁Wright s ' ▁family , ▁she ▁experiences ▁her ▁first ▁love ▁affair ▁with ▁her ▁father ' s ▁prot ég é , ▁Gl enn ▁Turner , ▁which ▁has ▁to ▁be ▁kept ▁secret . ▁ ▁Mark ▁Wright : ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁ 2 0 - year - old ▁son ▁of ▁Mr . ▁and ▁Mrs . ▁Wright . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁Canada ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁avoid ▁his ▁military ▁draft . ▁Because ▁of ▁his ▁physical ▁absence ▁the ▁narr ation ▁does ▁not ▁focus ▁on ▁Mark ▁and ▁he ▁is ▁only ▁a ▁minor ▁character ▁of ▁the ▁story . ▁ ▁Anne ▁Bo yd : ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁Anne , ▁who ▁is ▁Nancy ' s ▁former ▁four - hand ▁partner ▁at ▁playing ▁the ▁piano , ▁has ▁married ▁the ▁celebrated ▁author ▁Jon ah ▁Bo yd . ▁Her ▁fr ustration ▁with ▁her ▁un ful filled ▁love - life ▁with ▁Jon ah ▁Bo yd ▁triggers ▁her ▁decision ▁to ▁intr igue ▁against ▁him .