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Kate

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ka·0 Page: In the novel, quote-checkedFirst seen: Prologue

A nurse who lies down beside her husband on a night of rain and wind, holding his hand and trying to fall asleep on purpose, because he has promised to bring her with him into a dream. He does: she finds herself in the lobby of the In-Between Hotel, is hurried through it by Tom, and is sent on alone through a book. She wakes in her own bed with the place beside her cold and Tom’s pajamas folded on his pillow.

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  • “Kate was lying in bed with her eyes shut, holding her husband’s hand and trying to fall asleep on purpose” (Prologue)paragraph 1
  • “only his pajamas remained, neatly folded on his pillow” (Prologue)paragraph 38

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