Cadence “Cady” Eastman
The narrator and protagonist of We Were Liars, Cady Eastman is the oldest grandchild of the wealthy and ostensibly perfect Sinclair family. She lives in Burlington, Vermont, with her mother, Penny. Cady’s father…
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Gatwick “Gat” Patil
Ed’s nephew and Cady’s love interest. Although he is not related to the Sinclairs by blood, Gat begins spending his summers at Beechwood when he is eleven. His uncle Ed is in a…
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Harris Sinclair
The patriarch of the Sinclair family, Harris and his late wife, Tipper, have amassed a considerable fortune. They use their wealth to buy a private island that they call Beechwood, where they build…
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Penny Sinclair Eastman
Cady’s mother, Penny, is the oldest of the Sinclair sisters. She lives in Burlington, Vermont, with Cady and spends her summers with the rest of the Sinclair family on their private island near Martha’s…
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Johnny
The second-oldest Sinclair grandchild and one of the Liars. His mother, Carrie, is divorced and began dating Gat’s uncle Ed when the boys were eleven years old. Because of this, Johnny and Gat…
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Mirren
One of the older Sinclair grandchildren, Mirren is Cady’s closest female cousin and her good friend. Cady describes Mirren as irritable and bossy. Mirren, in turn, is deeply jealous of Gat and Cady’s relationship…
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Ed
Carrie’s long-term boyfriend and Gat’s uncle. Ed is of South Asian descent, which is secretly an issue for Harris Sinclair, the family patriarch. Harris has threatened to take away Carrie’s share of…
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Tipper Sinclair
Harris Sinclair’s wife, and mother of Carrie, Bess, and Penny. Tipper is the glue holding the family together; after her death, the sisters argue bitterly over her possessions and their shares…
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Mr. Eastman / Cady’s Father
Penny’s ex-husband, Cady’s father, and a professor of military history. He abandons his wife and child for another woman, which Cady considers a major betrayal of her family. She spends one summer with…
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Minor Characters
Carrie
One of the Sinclair daughters, she had Johnny and his younger brother Will with her ex-husband and is currently dating Ed. Ed asked her to marry him, but she refused because Harris threatened to withhold her inheritance.
Bess
One of the Sinclair daughters, and the mother to Mirren, Liberty, Bonnie, and Taft. Bess relies heavily on Harris’s money, as she is a stay-at-home mom and thus doesn’t have a steady income of her own to rely on.
Will
One of the younger Sinclair grandchildren. He is Carrie’s son and Johnny’s younger brother.
Taft
One of the younger Sinclair grandchildren. He is Bess’s son and Bonnie, Liberty, and Mirren’s brother.
Bonnie
One of the younger Sinclair grandchildren. She is Bess’s daughter and Liberty’s twin sister.
Liberty
One of the younger Sinclair grandchildren. She is Bess’s daughter and Bonnie’s twin sister.
Raquel
Gat’s girlfriend in New York City. Gat is torn between his feelings for Cady and his desire to be faithful to his girlfriend back home. Despite Raquel’s existence, however, Gat and Cady continue their summer romance in their fifteenth summer at Beechwood.
