The Cast Deepens

Of course, you can't have a baby without a mother ~ Anne Elizabeth, Tara's fiercely independent, but conservative, daughter. She drives Tara crazy with her old fashioned, right wing "family values" based philosophies. She buys only organic foods, drives alternative fuel cars, rarely watches television, gardens, sews, quilts - in short, is the "perfect" mother - of the 1950's! Sean Henson, Anne's husband, is a quiet, lacadaisical psychology professor.

And then there's Richard, Tara's ex-husband. Their marriage ended after 18 years when Tara fell in love with Ian McAllister, a younger man she met while teaching and performing at a summer music festival. Ian and Tara have since gone their separate ways. She and Richard have overcome the ill will precipitated by the affair and divorce, and are now good friends.

Tara's mother, Frances, will make occasional appearances in Tara's memory. Frances, dead at the age of 65 from a sudden heart attack, was both bane and boon in Tara's life. Always pushing Tara toward independence and success, yet never quite believing in her daughter's ability to make it on her own, she has hovered in the backgound of Tara's life, and now in her memory, causing her to question her judgement many times over.

So there you have it...the family tree...