3. The Restricted

Genre of [name_u]Story[/name_u]: YA Dystopia

Time Period/Location: UK, around 100 years or so in the future

Brief Plot: [name_u]Kimberly[/name_u], aged 16, joins a band of rebels against population restrictions in the hope of finding her mother who disappeared several years previously.

Names of Current Characters: Main characters: [name_m]Kevin[/name_m], [name_m]Thomas[/name_m], [name_u]Kimberly[/name_u], [name_f]Rebecca[/name_f], [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m], [name_m]Conor[/name_m], [name_m]Liam[/name_m], Tee, [name_m]Patrick[/name_m], [name_f]Mairead[/name_f], Ashen, [name_m]Greg[/name_m], [name_f]Hannah[/name_f], [name_m]Jack[/name_m], [name_f]Maisie[/name_f]

Character Description: The mother of [name_u]Kimberly[/name_u] and [name_f]Rebecca[/name_f] (16), [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] (18) and [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] (7), she disappeared while pregnant with [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] because he was an illegal pregnancy, leaving husband [name_m]Kevin[/name_m] behind with the older kids. She’s got black skin ([name_m]Kevin[/name_m]'s white, her kids are mixed race), black hair and is fairly short. She left [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] with members of the rebel group when he was small so she could go out but never returned.

Immediate Family (if relevant): [i]Husband: [name_m]Kevin[/name_m] [name_m]Lanford[/name_m]
Sons: [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] and [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m]
Daughters: [name_u]Kimberly[/name_u] and [name_f]Rebecca[/name_f]

Has a brother and parents who are only mentioned in passing and are unnamed. [/i]

Already Considered (if relevant): [name_u]Andrea[/name_u], [name_f]Diana[/name_f], [name_f]Rachel[/name_f], [name_f]Christina[/name_f]

[name_m]Don[/name_m]’t Suggest These Names: Nothing Irish, as I’ve got a load of Irish characters who are a different group.

Anything else?: Looking for something that’s currently considered a bit mumsy-ish, if that makes any sense. Surname is [name_m]Lanford[/name_m].

These are some names I think of as mumsy:
[name_u]Tracy[/name_u], [name_f]Laura[/name_f], [name_f]Melissa[/name_f], [name_f]Michelle[/name_f], [name_f]Heather[/name_f], [name_f]Mae[/name_f], [name_f]Maya[/name_f], [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], [name_f]Patricia[/name_f], [name_f]Judith[/name_f], [name_f]Edith[/name_f], [name_u]Lisa[/name_u], [name_f]Amy[/name_f], [name_f]Renee[/name_f], & [name_f]Nicole[/name_f]

I like the suggestions of [name_f]Melissa[/name_f], [name_u]Lisa[/name_u] and [name_f]Heather[/name_f]. I also quite like [name_f]Patricia[/name_f], but I think it’s too close to another character I have, [name_m]Patrick[/name_m], for it to work here.

Does [name_u]Lisa[/name_u] [name_m]Lanford[/name_m] feel too cartoonish or does the alliteration work here? I can’t quite decide if it sits right or not.

Decided on [name_u]Lisa[/name_u] [name_m]Lanford[/name_m] as the mother’s name. Thanks [name_f]Tigerlily[/name_f] for your suggestions.