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Ailey Pearl Garfield

Primary narrator of the novel, this character is the youngest of three sisters and trains as a historian.

Carol Rose “Coco” Garfield

Sister of the primary narrator, this character follows their father into his profession as a physician.

Geoffrey “Geoff” Garfield

Father of the primary narrator, this character is a physician of moneyed northern extraction.

Lydia Claire Garfield

Eldest sister of the primary narrator, this character falls into depravity and dies of complications from drug use.

Maybelle Lee “Belle” Driskell Garfield

Mother of the primary narrator, this character is a teacher and is obliged to set aside professional ambitions for familial concerns.

Jason “Root” Freeman Hargrace

Uncle of the primary narrator, this character is a professor at Routledge College, of which he is a distinguished alumnus.

Belinda Oludara

Benefactor of the primary narrator, this character is a professor at Routledge College.

Agayuh “Aggie” Pinchard

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