I apologize if this causes any interruption to you reader, but you really have to read this if you don't want to be half-way through a chapter and be thinking "now who is he?" or "Since when was that eedgit in existence?".
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Cora Smith - the innocence, the flame, and the creator and the main soul in this mad little story
Bebe Vera-Pleym - Jame's younger twin sister by thirteen minutes, and Cora's lover and neighbour
James Vera-Pleym - Bebe's twin brother, older by thirteen minutes, bad boy, and Corra's Neighbour
Marta Smith - Cora's mother, a parisian artist living across the road from the Vera's, the best sort of mother basically
Maki - Cora's aboriginal godfather
Bec Pleym - Bebe and James's scottish mother, in hospital fighting for her life
The Martin family - Gyspsy/Ukranian aslymn seekers. Family of five. Neighbors of the Smith's & Vera-Pleyms
The Johnson Family - nice, respectful aboriginal-muslim family/ Neighbours to the Vera-Pleyms, the Smiths, and The Martins
Jacebeth, Jane, and Mary - Cora's best friends - utterly devouted catholics, with a hint of snobbery
Father Bob - Jacebeth, Jane and Mary's priest
Mrs Norwin - Headteacher at Bebe, James's and Cora's school
Robert, Matthew, Sebastian, Jack, Martin, Anthea, Kate, Harry, - James's gang.
Finito.
