call purnell
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Louise Bradshaw
14 when the novel begins, Louise Bradshaw is a discontented twin sister of Caroline, whos blonde, prettier, more talented and better likedmore...
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Susan Bradshaw
Louise and Caroline Bradshaws mother, who came to Rass Island from elsewhere to serve as a teachermore...
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Truitt Bradshaw
a kindly boatman on the Chesapeake Bay who is the twins father; his family had lived on Rass Island for 200 years in 1942more...
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Louise Bradshaw The Grandma
the hellfire-and-brimstone-spouting, petty, vindictive Methodist grandmother of the Bradshaw twins; Truitt Bradshaw is her son...
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Call Purnell
a plump 15-year-old and Louise Bradfords only friend when the novel begins; hes a bit slow-witted and a VERY strict Methodist; his father dead, he lives with his mother and grandmother near the Bradshawsmore...
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Hiram Wallace
the scion of a grand Rass Island family who ran away decades earlier and returns in 1942...
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Auntie Braxton
a crazy old cat lady who lives near the Bradshaws...