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Bathsheba (Sheba) Hart

This character is the new pottery teacher at St. George's. The narrator describes this character as tall and thin with a dancer's body and long unruly hair.

Barbara Covett

This character is the narrator of the novel and is a history teacher at St. George's, a comprehensive school in London.

Steven Connolly

This character is a student at St. George's who has an affair with a teacher.

Richard Hart

This character is a lecturer and has two children from a previous marriage.

Polly Hart

This character is the teenage child of the new St. George's teacher. This character runs away from home to Scotland because of problems at home.

Mrs. Ronald Taylor

This character lives in Scotland and allows her granddaughter to stay with her for a short time.

Jennifer Dodd

This character is a former friend of the narrator. This character broke off the...

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