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Characters By Chapter
EDITOR:
Isabel Allende
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CH FIRST NAME LAST NAME DESCRIPTION
1  LARK HOUSE
 IrinaBaziliProtagonist. Immigrant from Romania. aka Elisabeta.
 HansVoigtDirector of the Lark House.
 LupitaFariasHead of the cleaning staff at the Lark House.
 CatherineHopeDoctor. Resident at the Lark House. aka Cathy.
 Alma BelascoOne of the residents of the Lark House. aka Alma Mendel.
2  FRENCHIE
 JacquesDevineOne of the residents of the Lark House. aka Frenchie.
 JeanDanielHaitian aide at the Lark House.
3  ALMA BELASCO
 Neko Alma's tabby cat.
 Tim Irina's business partner.
 SethBelascoAlma's grandson.
 VictorVikashevHead gardener at the Lark House.
 Kirsten Works at Alma's Silk Screening Studio. Has Down Syndrome.
 IsaacBelascoAlma's father-in-law. Established the Belasco Foundation.
4  THE INVISIBLE MAN
 Ichimei FukudaAlma's childhood friend. aka Ichi.
 DorisBelascoAlma's daughter-in-law.
 LarryBelascoAlma's son. Doris' husband
5  THE POLISH GIRL
 SamuelMendelAlma's brother.
 LillianBelascoIsaac's wife
 MissHoneycombAlma's English governess.
 MarthaBelascoLillian and Isaac's daughter.
 SarahBelascoLillian and Isaac's daughter.
 Nathaniel BelascoLillian and Isaac's son.
 BarujMendelAlma's father.
 TakaoFukudaGardener of the Belasco family. Ichimei's father.
 HeidekoFukudaTakao's wife. Ichimei's mother.
 CharlesFukudaIchimei's oldest brother.
 JamesFukudaIchimei's older brother.
 MegumiFukudaIchimei's older sister.
7  IRINA BAZILI
 PaulineBelascoSeth's sister
 Costea Irina's grandfather
 Petruta Irina's grandmother
8  SETH BELASCO
 DavidBelascoMost famous ancestor of the Belasco's. Deceased.
11  IRINA, ALMA, AND LENNY
 Radmila Irina's mother.
 LennyBealOne of the residents of the Lark House.
 Sophia Lenny's dog.
12  THE PRISONERS
 BoydAndersonAmerican soldier.
 FrankDelilloDoctor. Mentor of Megumi.
13  ARIZONA
 MissBrodyPrincipal at Ichimei's school.
15  THE RESURRECTION
 Anat RakosiMother of Samuel's child.
 BarujMendelSamuel's son. Named after his father.
16  THE SWORD OF THE FUKUDAS
 KemiMoritaOomoto's Spiritual Leader.
19  LIGHT AND SHADOW
 Meili Gallery assistant. Chinese.
20  AGENT WILKINS
 RonWilkinsFBI Agent.
 JimRobynsElectrician.
21  SECRET
 Mike Ichimei's son.
22  THE CONFESSION
  KalletVeterinarian.
26  GARDENIAS
 HelenDempseyOne of the residents of the Lark House.
28  THE PATRIARCH
 DelphineFukudaIchimei's wife. Primary school teacher. aka Delphine Akimura.
 Charles Megumi's son.
29  SAMUEL MENDEL
 ClotaireMartineaux Member of the Resistance during World War II.
30  NATHANIEL
 Peter Ichimei's younger son.
 
The Japanese Lover suggested by Linda Shenk
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