My Sweet Audrina

Audrina is the sheltered, memory-torn protagonist whose sense of self is shaped by a controlling father and a fog of truth. Her longing for belonging drives her to seek the real story behind her family’s history, even as the past threatens to overwhelm her. She confronts the lies she’s been told and fights to define herself beyond the time-space the family imposes.

Vera is Audrina’s cousin and a calculating manipulator who uses charm to draw attention and power. Her scheming destabilizes the family and fuels the tension around Audrina’s relationships, including with Arden. Her ambition, jealousy, and willingness to break norms propel the tragedy forward.

Vera at eleven is a precocious child who resents Audrina and tests boundaries in the closed world of Whitefern. Her early cruelty foreshadows the more dangerous adult Vera and hints at the family’s capacity for manipulation.

As an adult, Vera becomes the relentless schemer who pursues Arden and destabilizes Audrina’s chances at happiness. Her influence and ruthlessness contribute to the house’s cycles of betrayal and tragedy.

Arden Lowe is Audrina’s love interest who embodies a mix of tenderness and defiance against the house’s control. He navigates a maze of secrets and fights for autonomy and affection.

This Arden Lowe is a teenage version whose loyalties waver between Audrina and the danger around Whitefern. His presence signals the vulnerability and shifting alliances that bind the family to its fate.

Arden Lowe at eleven is part of the younger generation caught in the house’s web of secrets and fear. His role foreshadows later revelations and the persistence of the family’s pattern of control.

Damian is the controlling patriarch who manipulates memory, enforces a cruel version of love, and hides a brutal history behind a veneer of piety. He uses memory therapies and lies to maintain power within Whitefern.

Ellsbeth is Audrina’s aunt who becomes involved in a dangerous affair with Damian and navigates shifting loyalties. Her presence adds to the house’s tangled web of sex, power, and tragedy.

Lucietta is Audrina’s mother, a musician whose death in childbirth casts a long shadow over Whitefern. Her loss shapes Audrina’s early life and the family’s attempts to control memory and fate.

Lamar is the memory keeper and piano tutor whose affair with Vera pulls the house toward more chaos. His suicide and its aftermath intensify the family’s already fractured dynamics.

Sylvia is the baby who joins Audrina’s world after Lucietta’s death, and who becomes central to the family’s struggles around care, legitimacy, and truth. She is mentally challenged, needing attention and protection as the house’s secrets come to light.

Billie is Arden’s mother and a former ice skater who becomes entwined in the adult drama of Whitefern. She offers a fragile counterweight to the house’s power plays but is drawn into its troubles.