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Characters By Chapter
EDITOR:
Remy Hale
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CH FIRST NAME LAST NAME DESCRIPTION
1  Baghdad, 2002
 Huda A secretary at the Australian embassy.
 AbdulAmirHuda's husband.
 Khalid Abdul and Huda's son.
 AbuIssaA secret police officer.
 Bakr Khalid's friend.
 TomWilsonDeputy Ambassador at the Australian embassy.
 AllyWilsonTom Wilson's wife.
 OprahWinfreyAmerican media proprietor.
2RaniaMansourHuda's former friend.
 AdnanNawabAn old poet.
 al-Kitab A bookstore owner.
 Hanan Rania's daughter.
 Ghada One of Hanan's friend.
 Ben One of Hanan's friend.
 Madamal-HouriAdnan Nawab's acquaintance.
 UdayHusseinThe eldest son of Saddam Hussein.
 Hashim Rania's husband.
3SaddamHusseinServed as the fifth president of Iraq.
 Bridget Alley's mother.
 Robert Alley's father.
 MarcoPoloVenetian explorer and merchant.
 DavidBoweA character actor in American movies and television.
 RupertMurdochAustralian-born American media mogul.
 Ghassan A security guard.
 Mohammad A newspaper vendor's son.
4BryanAdamsCanadian guitarist, singer, composer, record producer.
 AmiraHindawiHuda's acquaintance.
 Amr DiabEgyptian singer.
 MonaKarimOne of the other beautiful village airheads.
5Mrs.al-DeebA hospital supervisor.
 Baytal-HikmaBaghdadi caliphs.
 Daphne A British nurse.
 MariaCallasAmerican-born Greek operatic soprano.
 Cher American singer-songwriter and actress.
 Scheherazade Female character and a narrator in The Thousand and One Nights.
 Rumi Sufi and Persian poet.
 GunterKopsThe director of the German Cultural Centre.
 George W.Bush43rd president of the United States.
6LeePingThe Chinese chargé d'affaires.
 HassanGhraibAn artist.
7Mustafa Khalid's uncle.
8NancyDrewA teenage amateur detective solving mysteries in her small town.
 MIriamPachachiAn sculptor.
 Hatim A freelance taxi driver.
9George H. W.Bush41st President of the United States.
 Saadi The concierge at Rashid Hotel.
 PeterFrancisAlly's friend.
10Scheherazade Main character and a narrator in The Thousand and One Nights.
 Faisal Abu Issa's partner. aka: Bolt Cutter.
 Mustafa One of Huda's brothers.
 Ali One of Huda's brothers.
 Raghad Rania's mother.
 Muna Rania's aunt.
11Basil Rania's friend.
 Rami One of Basil's acquaintances.
 Raed One of Basil's acquaintances.
 Sami One of Basil's acquaintances.
 Kareem One of Basil's acquaintances.
 Naseem One of Basil's acquaintances.
 ImamHusaynGrandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
12AbuNasserA photographer.
13Ahmed Kareem's brother.
 MarcChagallRussian-French artist of Belarusian Jewish origin.
 Malikal-BashadRania's acquaintance,
14Hatim A taxi driver.
 Ruby One of Hatim's daughters.
 Hela One of Hatim's daughters.
 Farouk Miriam Pachachi's brother.
 Amal Farouk's wife.
 JohnTravoltaAmerican actor, dancer and singer.
 Michelangelo Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet.
 AugusteRodinA French sculptor.
 YusraHusseinBridget's friend.
15KingShahryarPersia's unforgiving ruler.
 Hala Rania's cousin.
17BryanAdamsCanadian guitarist, singer, composer, record producer.
 Barbara One of Ally's acquaintances from aerobic class.
 Inez One of Ally's acquaintances from aerobic class.
19JohnWalesA journalist.
 Principalal-QudsThe principal at New Baghdad High School.
 ProfessorHafezHuda's neighbor.
 Sara Ally's cousin.
22Bashir Rania's friend.
28Usher American singer, songwriter, dancer and actor.
When the Apricots Bloom suggested by Jean Manza
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