The characters / Recurring character
Annie Pangborn
Annie Pangborn is recorded in 2 distinct storys.
Alan Pangborn’s domestic partner Annie, who works for Polly Chalmers, is the Annie recalled in Alan’s grief and headache memories in Needful Things.
Stories and supporting passages
Needful Things
Read the passage Spoilers · Story context
It was the voice of duty, the voice of grief. And it was still the voice of guilt. A little over two years ago, Annie Pangborn had begun having headaches. They weren’t bad, or so she said; she was as loath to talk about them as Polly was to talk about her arthritis.
Alan remembers Annie’s headaches and the family’s Anacin bottle while revisiting his guilt about her.
The Dark Half
Read the passage Spoilers · Story context
“I’ve seen him around town, and his wife comes into the shop once in awhile, but I’ve never spoken to him.” The shop was You Sew and Sew, owned and operated by a woman named Polly Chalmers. Annie Pangborn had worked there part-time for four years. Alan thought about it.
Annie brings milk and talks with Alan about Beaumont and Polly’s sewing shop.