INHERITANCE Characters By Chapter	EDITOR: Kristian Fabricante

CH FIRST NAME LAST NAME DESCRIPTION       Part One 2 Michael   Dani's husband.   Susie Shapiro Dani's half-sister.   Dani Shapiro Protagonist. Narrator. Author.   Jacob Shapiro Dani and Michael's son. 3 Shirley   Dani's 92-year-old aunt.   Moe   Dani's uncle.   Joseph Shapiro Dani's grandfather. The leader of modern orthodoxy.   Beatrice Shapiro Joseph's wife. Dani Shapiro's granddaughter.   Paul Shapiro Dani's father.   Ramana Maharshi The 20th century Indian sage. 4 Vladimir Nabokov A Russian Novelist. 6 Edmond Farris The director of the Institute of Parenthood. An anatomist.   Irene Shapiro Paul's wife. Dani's mother. 7 Thomas Reid 19th century philosopher. 8 Dorothy   Paul's ex-wife.       Part Two 9 Charlotte   Beatrice's friend. 12 Bethany Hort-Thomas Dani's mysterious first cousin.   Jennifer Mendelsohn Jennifer's brother. Dani's friend. 13 Adam Thomas Bethany's husband. Dani's first cousin.   Kaycee Thomas Adam and Bethany's daughter.   Eloise Walden-Thomas Adam's mother.   Benjamin Walden Dani's biological father. Adam's uncle. 16 Kushner   Paul's friend.   Mrs. Kushner Kushner's mother. 17 Mark Strand An American Poet. 21 Allen Holloway A lawyer from Chicago. 23 Wendy Kramer The creator of The Donor of Sibling Registry.   Sylvia Boorstein A Buddhist teacher. Dani's friend. 24 Josef Schneider Children's photographer. 25 Haskel Lookstein An American Rabbi. 28 Leonard Hayflick A Professor of Anatomy. 30 Joanne   Dani's cousin.   Joseph Soloveitchik An American Rabbi.       Part Three 33 Dr. Alan DeCherney The doctor Dani made a phone date with. 34 Emily Walden Dani's half-sister. 35 Pilar Walden Benjamin's wife.       Part Four 42 Cappy Rothman California Cryobank's founder.   Alice Walden Benjamin's mother. Dani's biological grandmother.   Pema Chodron A Buddhist teacher and writer. 44 Barry Stevens A Canadian filmmaker. 45 Luke Dittrich A journalist. Dani's acquaintance. 47 Debbie Millman An Artist. 48 Doctor Woo Dani's tattoo artist.