Collyer | Brothers | A New York millionaire who collected books, paper, and detritus. |
David | Copperfield | A famous magician. |
Brian | Epstein | A music entrepreneur. |
New York | Friend | Mother's friend who painted the mirror black. |
The | Girl | The little girl that the narrator met. |
Nan | Goldin | An American photographer. |
Dorothy | Hamill | Narrator's former classmate. |
Phillip | Johnson | An American architect. |
John | Lennon | A singer-songwriter. |
The | Main Guy | The estate agent. |
Paul | McCartney | A singer-songwriter. |
Harry | Potter | A fictional character. |
The Estate | Sale Crew | The boss. |
Tiny | Tim | Singer with a ukulele. |
Aunt | | Narrator's aunt. An artist. |
Big Ben | | Narrator's bell. |
Brother | | Narrator's brother. |
Carla | | Narrator's professor. |
Cholly | | The boy who kept getting away from his mother. |
Frank | | Ex-boyfriend of Narrator's mother. |
Grandmother | | Narrator's grandmother. |
Great-Aunt | | The sister of Narrator's grandmother. |
Marguerite | | Narrator's friend. |
Mim | | The girl at the London Eye. |
Mother | | Narrator's mother. Aka: Natalie McCracken. |
Narrator | | The unnamed narrator. Aka: Elizabeth McCracken. |
Trevor | | The hotel owner. |