Every Last One (2010) (edit title/settings)

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• Mary Beth Latham: Mother of three teenage children; owns and operates a small landscaping business
• Ruby Latham: Teenage daughter of Mary Beth
• Alex and Max Latham: Teenage sons of Mary Beth; fraternal twins with very different personalities
• Glen Latham: Husband of Mary Beth; ophthalmologist
• Kiernan Donahue: Ruby's boy friend of two years, and playmate since kindergarten
• Anna Quindlen: The author
• Alice: Mary Beth's oldest friend and college roommate.
• Rachel: Close friend of Ruby. Daughter of Sandy.
• Sarah: Close friend of Ruby. Daughter of Nancy and Bill.
• Deborah: Mother of Kiernan. She and Kiernan's father Kevin, are divorced.
• Olivia: Ben's mother. She is English. Olivia and her husband Ted have four sons.
• Liam: Alice's son. His father was a sperm donor.
• Dr. Pindaros Vagelos: A psychologist specializing in twins.
• Rickie: He work for Mary Beth in her landscaping business.
• Nancy: Good friend of Mary Beth. She is married to Bill and is the mother of Srah. She is a biology professor at the state university.
• Bill: Nancy's husband, Sarah's father. He has an insurance business.
• Mary Beth: The narrator
• Glen: Mary Beth's husband
• Kevin: Rachel's father. He and Rachel's mother Sandy are divorced.
• Ben: Friend of Alex. Son of Olivia and Ted.
• Colin: Alex's best friend from camp. Alex lives in Colorado.
• Ruby: Daughter
• Alex: Son (one of twins)
• Eric: Sarah's boyfriend.
• Max: Other son/twin
• Ginger: The Latham family dog.
• Declan: Kiernan's brother.
• Elizabeth: Alex's girlfriend.
• Sandy: Rachel's mother.
• Ted: Olivia's husband; father of Ben.
• Kiernan: Ruby's (ex)boyfriend
• Molly: Add a description of this character.
• John
• Tony
• Bob: Son of Nancy and Bill.
• Jack
• Larry
• Hershey
• Allison
• Fred: Son of Nancy and Bill
• Zachary: Friend of Max.
• Ezra: Friend of Max
• Aidan: Ben's brother

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• “This is how I learn most of what I know about my children and their friends: by sitting in the driver's seat and keeping quiet.”

• “There's a difference between being assertive and looking for a fight.”

  Glen Latham

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Manhattan: Mary Beth and her son Alex travel to New York to spend a week with her college roomate Alice, young son Liam and younger boyfriend, Nate.
• New York
• Main Street
• New Year
• Colorado

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• Free Tibet: Add a description of this organization.

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Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Anna Quindlen (Author)

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• Dewey: 813.54

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• Books › Literature & Fiction › Authors, A-Z › ( Q ) › Quindlen, Anna
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary