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The Narrator - This character goes to India to learn about a woman she has never met.

Olivia Rivers - This person was involved in an extramarital affair that ended in an unwanted pregnancy. This character's ashes were scattered in the Himalayan mountains after death.

Douglas Rivers - This character served as a junior officer in the British colonial government before remarrying and returning to England with a new spouse and a child.

Tessie Rivers - This character marries a divorced person, has a sister, and one child.

The Nawab - This person's father died when this character was only 15. Eventually, this character dies from a stroke, childless and almost penniless.

Harry - This character gives the letters that motivate this novel to a person in England, after having lived in the palace for 3 years.

Inder Lal - This character lives with two women and several...

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