Characters

David- Harriet's husband; was old fashioned and wanted many kids; an architect
Harriet- Ben's wife; wanted the same thing Ben wanted; worked in sales department
Luke- 1st child
Helen- 2nd child
Jane- 3rd child
Paul- 4th child
Ben- 5th child
Molly- David's mother
Fredrick- David's step father; an academic/historian; married to Molly
James- David's father; boat builder; rich man
Jessica- David's step mother; married to James
Deborah- David's sister
Dorothy- Harriet's mother
Angela- Harriet's sister
Sarah- Harriet's sister
William- Sarah's husband
Amy- William and Sarah's daughter; she has down syndrome
Alice- Fredrick's cousin; she helped Harriet with her children and house
Bridget- David's cousin; school girl
John- Hired to take care of Ben; was very close to Ben but leaves
Derek- Ben's gang mate; always with Ben after they met
Dr. Brett- Harriet's doctor