Lavender-Green Magic presents characters from both the present and the past. Even though they are from different centuries, the characters have similar conflicts and beliefs. Some is sues are the same in each century: prejudice, the desire for power, and fear of those who are different. All the characters must deal with the question of how to live and with the conflict between good and evil.

Holly is the main character, and her struggles serve as the focal point of the novel. She deeply resents the changes that have taken place, and as the story begins, she feels alienated from everyone and everything. Because of her anger, Holly is ready to dislike Sussex and its people, even before she arrives there: "She was sure that Sussex was a very different kind of place to live. A place where she was not going to want...