Zena Christow

In the novel The Hollow, Zena Christow is John and Gerda's nine-year-old daughter. Unlike her older brother Terence, Zena is not intellectual nor academically inclined. She is rather more childish and playful. One of her pastimes is telling fortunes with a pack of tarot cards. At one point she persuades her father to let her tell his fortune, since she had already done so with all the other members of the household. John Christow was, at the time, preparing to go to The Hollow for a house party. As Zena laid out the cards and described the characters, John saw in them the various personalities he would encounter at the Hollow.