Soane Morgan Character Analysis

Soane Morgan is Deek Morgan’s wife and Dovey Morgan’s sister. She presents herself as a dutiful wife, but internally, she does not have faith in her husband’s version of Ruby: she regards the Oven as unnecessary and thinks the economic stagnation Deek complains about could be solved if neighbors simply helped each other. After Soane discovers Deek is having an affair with Connie, Soane visits the Convent to ask for an abortion she does not want as a means to intimidate her husband’s lover. She soon miscarries, and she blames the loss on her own sin. When one of Soane’s sons is in a car accident, Connie saves his life, and the two women form an unlikely friendship. Both of Soane’s sons eventually die in the Vietnam War, and Connie makes tonics for Soane to ease her grief. Deek becomes concerned that Soane is too close to the Convent women, especially after she invites them to Arnette and K.D.’s wedding. At the end of the book, Soane and Dovey try to stop the attack on the Convent, but the sisters’ relationship fractures when they disagree over who shot Connie.