Hester from A Prayer from
Owen Meany by
John Irving- her nickname was
Hester the Molester
Hester Prynne from The
Scarlet Letter by
Nathaniel Hawthrone
Hester Latterly - the partner/wife of literary detective
William Monk, created by
Anne Perry (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Monk)
All of these characters were created beautifully - I find it hard to separate the name from them. I would probably really like it and have it on my list - if I didn't have the connection of '
Hester the molester' in my head. Damn
John Irving!