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Hortense Roberts

This character is a young woman and a teacher who immigrates to Jamaica with her husband, whom she has only known for a short time.

Gilbert Joseph

This character is a Jamaican who serves in the RAF. After the war, he returns to Jamaica and then goes back to England shortly after marrying a woman who agrees to pay his passage.

Queenie (Virginia) Bligh née Buxton

This character is the daughter of a butcher. She marries a bank clerk who goes missing after the war.

Bernard Bligh

This character is a bank clerk who enlists in the RAF and becomes a mechanic. After the war, he does not return to his wife because he thinks he has syphilis.

Arthur Bligh

This character served in World War I and got shell shock. He returns home to his wife and son, but he cannot not get over the...

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