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THE SWEET BLUE DISTANCE
By  Sara Donati

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EDITOR:
Kristian Fabricante
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    Part 1
  Samuel MarkhamA physician and surgeon.
  Michael ColbyMarkham's brother-in-law. A hospital director.
  Aurelia ColbyMichael's wife.
  Lulu  Samuel's daughter.
  Matthew Markham-ColbySamuel's grandnephew. Michael's grandson.
  Indira Ewell-MarkhamSamuel's wife.
  John EdmundsSamuel Markham's assistant.
  Elizabeth BlackwellSamuel's cousin.
  Amelie SavardA midwife. Carrie's cousin
  Elizabeth Carrie BallentyneProtagonist.
  Nathan BallentyneCarrie's brother.
  Harrison QuinlanLily's 2nd husband. Carrie's stepfather.
    Part 2
  Mr. HennesseyThe inventor of shoulder and headrest.
  Mrs. WorthCarrie's neighbor.
  Mrs. MorrisseyThe Mayor's wife.
  Mrs. ConwayHenrietta's mother.
  Alois PeckA wealthy ironmonger.
  Henrietta ConwayPeck's fiancee.
  Alois PeckA wealthy ironmonger.
  Henrietta ConwayPeck's fiancee.
  Candace NewtonCarrie's co-passenger.
  Carl BrooksA lawyer.
  Dr. GordonCarrie's co-passenger.
  Ellen MaglebyOne of the mormons.
  Eli IbarraThe injured passenger. The man who falls in love to Carrie.
  Hannah BonnerCarrie's aunt. Aka: Aunt Hannah
  Gabriel BonnerOne of Carrie's uncles.
  Daniel BonnerOne of Carrie's uncles.
  Ben BonnerOne of Carrie's uncles.
  Nathaniel BonnerCarrie's grandfather.
  Runsfrom-Bears  Carrie's great-uncle.
    Part 3
1 Pearl  Carrie's horse.
  Cornell MuellerThe man that Carrie likes.
  Evangeline ZabalaEli's friend. Aka: Eva.
  Simon BallentyneCarrie's father.
  Jules IbarraEli's brother.
2 Mo IbarraEli's brother.
3 Elam LeakeThe Lieutenant Colonel that Carrie met.
  Margaret Quinlan-CooperCarrie's step-sister.
  Constance AshbyThe captain's wife.
  Milly  Mrs. Ashby's maid.
  Meaney  Carrie's cat.
  Harmon OakleyNathan's new friend.
  Mr. AshbyThe captain of Annabelle.
  Eli ThayerA businessman and fervent abolitionist.
  Michael SpearsThe pilot.
  Gregory FisherCarrie's brother-in-law.
4 Lily Bonner-BallentyneCarrie's mother. Aka: Aunt Quinlan.
  Georgia HamblinMrs. Zabala's old friend.
  Roberto ZabalaEva's son. Aka: Beto.
  Carlos ZabalaMrs. Zabala's late husband.
  Harry  Mrs. Hamblin's grandson.
  Jenny  Mrs. Hamblin's daughter.
  Ida JohnsonSeamstress of Mrs. Zabala's mother.
  Diego IbarraEli's father.
  Miriam GoldhamMrs. Markham's friend.
  Adelina Gray-WolfMarkham's patient.
  Josefa  Markham's housekeeper.
6 Mrs. FinchOne of Carrie's patients.
  Thomas FinchMrs. Finch's husband.
  Missy  The cook.
  Michael Reynolds One of Carrie's patients.
  Mabel  Michael's aunt.
  Amiel WhippleA U.S Lieutenant.
8 Dr. DayOne of the doctors.
  Altagracia IbarraEli's mother.
9 Annie  One of Carrie's aunts. Gabriel's wife.
10 SheriffMcNamara The sheriff.
13 Mrs.O'Malley Carrie's former nursing matron.
  Herlinde RatzDr. Markham's friend. Gilbert hotel housekeeper.
  Orwell PetitA transporter.
  Lionel TuckOne of Petit's employees.
  Liebling  The cook.
  Esteban RomeroU.S Horse breeder.
  Helmet  One of Orwell's employee.
14 Mr.Lime A medical shop owner.
  Teresa RomeroEsteban's wife.
  Maddalen RomeroEli Ibarra's sister.
  Jaime  Esteban's grandson.
  Carlos  Esteban's grandson.
  Esteban Jr.Esteban's grandson.
  Mimosa  The horse that Carrie wants.
  Nando  One of Esteban's horses.
17 HuguPreston A merchant.
  Kanti Ewell-ChathamCarrie's co-passenger.
19 JoshuaPetit Mr. Petit's brother. Aka: Pate.
20 Chico  Mimosa's dog.
21 MiguelSantos A hunter, tracker.
  Titus HardyA scout, tracker.
  Rainey BangOne of the trackers.
  Little KettleAn elder of the Turtle Clan.
  Luke Scott BonnerCarrie's uncle. Lily's half-brother.
  Rachel WellsLuke's second wife.
  Solomon  Luke's horse.
23 Luna  Eli's horse.
27 BentBow A chief kiowa.
  Oak  Carrie's great-grandfather.
  Blue BallentyneCarrie's sister.
  Kate BallentyneCarrie's sister.
  Jean  Carrie's sister.
  Martha Kirby-BonnerCarrie's aunt.
  Elizabeth Middleton BonnerCarrie's grandmother.
  Grand ElizabethCarrie's great-grandmother.
28 AmyFisher Gregory's wife.
  Becca LeblancThe innkeeper.
  Martha FisherCarrie's sister.
  Mr. MetzlerOne of Carrie's neighbors.
  Ben  Carrie's uncle.
  John YoungBlue's fiance.
30 LionelBell A well-known man in Paradise.
  Jennet  Carrie's cousin.
  Birdie  One of Carrie's aunts.
32 Adam  Carrie's cousin.
  Mike HenryOne of the unmarried men in Santa Fe.
  Jake SaracenOne of the unmarried men in Santa Fe.
  Jose Luis BilbaoOne of the unmarried men in Santa Fe.
  Rob RamseyOne of the unmarried men in Santa Fe.
34 PadreMartinez The priest.
  Olivier  A French priest Lamy.
  Rosita  Owner of Cantina La Faena.
35 EnzoBenenati A physician.
    Part 4
36 QuinchoDiaz One of the cantina customers.
  Llabres  The Undertaker.
  Memin PerezA shepherd who worked for the Zavalas.
  Meriweather  Former Governor.
  Bill DavisActing Governor. Aka: William.
  Chema TejadaOne of the barbers.
  Heinrich HartmannA dentist.
37 Agatha  A nun.
  Manuela  One of the Markham's maids.
  Rivka  One of the Goldblum's wives.
  Miriam  One of the Goldblum's wives.
  Chava  One of the Goldblum's wives.
  Danya  One of the Goldblum's wives.
  Abram GoldblumAn importer-exporter. Chava's husband.
  David GoldblumA cornbroker. Miriam's husband.
  Primo GuzmanThe owner of Fonda.
38 LeonCuevas The man with a crushed leg.
  Anita CuevasLeon's wife.
  Luisa CuevasLeon's mother.
39 InigoGuevara Eli's relative.
  Whiting  The postmaker.
41 TomSamson A cibolero.
  Yatzil Morales-ZapatoA prostitute.
  Carlotta LopezOne of the students.
  Mr. LeeHarrison's valet.
  Violante GuevaraInigo's wife.
42 Marie-LouiseGoldblum Miriam's daughter.
  Reizl GoldblumOne of the Goldblum's wives.
  Levi GoldblumReizl's husband.
  Mr. MorrisseyA printer shop owner.
  Mr. DavisA legal representative of a mining company.
  Rick CarsonA hardware store owner.
43 MagdalenaLuna Carson's housekeeper. 
  Tess CarsonRick's wife.
  Suzanne CarsonThe Carson's daughter.
  Julia CarsonThe Carson's daughter.
44 Kearny  The general.
  Ernesto ChavezA musician.
  Carmen ChavezOne of the Chavezes.
  Albert HenryAn assistant land manager.
  Sol TaylorFirst class wrangler.
  Pete TerneyA barkeep.
45 InezAguilar A cleaner.
  Pio OcampoA breeder.
  Marieta OcampoPio Ocampo's daughter.
  Leona JustoOwner of Casino Taquito.
  Mimi TorresA widow.
46 Estrada  One of Chucho's deputies.
  Carmen OcampoPio Ocampo's wife.
  Porfirio MunozA publisher and editor of Santa Fe Weekly Gazette.
47 JesusMaria The sheriff. Aka: Chucho.
  Maduhenia  A midwife.
48 ThomasBixby An attorney.
56 BigBull One of Orwell's employees.
  Bluey BrownOne of Orwell's employees.
  Pedro  A rancher.
57 HenryMaddox-Frod A circuit judge.
58 CaptainBrooks The 3rd infantry captain.
  Alma MaciasPrimo's wife.
  Janos BotkaThe bank president.
61 JackPurdy The quartermaster at 3rd infantry.
  Emilio Garcia-LopezApothecary owner.
62 AndyLeroux Deputy Surveyor. Aka: Andrew.
  Helen LerouxAndy's wife.
  Colonel PriceArmy of the West commander.
63 Pelham  Surveyor General.
  Magda BotkaJanos's wife.
65 FrancescaSeguara-Maldinado A wealthy landowner.
67 CuriosityBonner A Physician. Nathan and Elizabeth's child.
68 McCall  A Major 3rd infantry.
Epi AnnaSavard An orphaned. Lily's niece.
 
 
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