Meet the Cast
Rebecca "Becca" Berlin
Becca, our 23-year-old heroine, is a dedicated granddaughter and a good investigative reporter. These two traits lead her on a trip around the world after her grandmother Gemma's death. Becca tells...
Gemma
Gemma was a woman of many aliases, including Briar Rose, Gitl Mandlestein, Dawna Stein, Genevieve, and Grandma. (That's a lot of mystery for just one old lady, don't you think?)Even Gemma's own fam...
Josef Potocki
Josef Potocki, a Polish man from an aristocratic family, is Gemma's Prince Charming. What's interesting about this character is that he defies Becca's expectations, and by extension, our expectatio...
Stan
Stan is Becca's bae. Or at least she wants him to be. Also pertinent: Stan is Becca's boss at The Advocate, the alt weekly newspaper where they both work. (This strikes us as slightly scandalous, p...
Magda Bronski
Magda is Becca's friendly translator in Poland. She's a ray of sunshine during Becca's visit, which is otherwise filled with dark tales of genocide. "You are the most 'up' person I have ever met,"...
Shana and Sylvia
Shana and Sylvia are Becca's older sisters, and they're so similar that they're practically indistinguishable. They both have families, they're both a little snobby, and they both live in far-away...
Dr. and Mrs. Berlin
The Berlins are Becca's loving parents, with whom she lives and shares a close relationship. Her father, a surgeon, is a history buff who dotes on Becca. Mrs. Berlin is Gemma's daughter, so she spe...