August, is a novel written by Judith Rossner focused on a psychoanalyst and one of her analysands.
The novel focuses on the relationship between a psychoanalyst, Dr. Lulu Shinefield, and a young troubled woman, Dawn Henley, from the beginning of their therapy together through to its termination.
Lulu Kagan Shinefield: Main character and psychoanalyst which the book centers on
Anita Kagan: Lulu's mother
George Kagan: Lulu's father
Luther "Woody" Samuelson: Lulu's first husband
Sascha Shinefield: Lulu's daughter by her first husband
Nathan Shinefield: Lulu's second husband
Teddy Shinefield: Lulu's son by her second husband
Walden Shinefield: Lulu's son by her second husband
Bonnie and Duke Mayer: Friends of Lulu's and fellow analysts
Dawn Henley: The other main character of the novel and Dr. Shinefield's analysand
Vera Henley: Dawn's adoptive "father", but actually her aunt
Tony Lubovitz: Dawn's adoptive "mother" and partner to Vera prior to separation
Leonard Silverstein: Tony's husband following her separation from Vera
Gordon Henley: Dawn's biological father
Gregory Barnes: Gordon's homosexual partner
Miranda Lewis Henley: Dawn's biological mother
Nell Lewis: Miranda's sister
Mavis McLeod Hagerty: First housekeeper and sitter for Dawn following her mother's death
Caitlin Hagerty: Second housekeeper and sitter for Dawn as an infant, and cousin to Mavis
Dr. Leif Seaver: Dawn's former analyst
Alan Gartner: Dawn's early boyfriend and biological father of her aborted child
Rob Grace: Another boyfriend of Dawn's
Tom Grace: Another of Dawn's lovers, and father to Rob Grace
Bill Denton: Another boyfriend of Dawn's
Jack Stewart: Final boyfriend of Dawn's mentioned in the novel
Polly Campbell, Lillian, Jessica Rubenstein, Sandy: Friends of Dawn's
