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Ivy is used to being overlooked. The youngest in a family of thieves, scoundrels, and roustabouts, the girl with the flame-colored hair and odd-colored eyes is declared useless by her father from the day she is born. But that's only if you look at her but don't see. For Ivy has a quality that... read more
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- Ivy: the protagonist of the book and the beautiful red-headed muse for Oscar Aretino Frosdick
- Oscar Aretino Frosdick: a pre-Raphelite artist who paints Ivy
- Cousin Jared: Ivy's cousin and the brutish head of the family
- Orlando: Ivy's only educated cousin who dedicates himself to writing
- Mrs. Frosdick: Oscar's jealous mother
- Carroty Kate: A motherlike figure for Ivy who strips the clothes off of children's backs
- Cynthia: Ivy's only female cousin who still lives with them
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- Mrs. Merryfield
- Mrs. Larrington
- Rosa Pavitt
- Miss Jackson
- Pamela
- Cheyne Walk
- Nolan
- Cousin Ive
- Mrs. Morris
- Rosemary Lane
- Valentine
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First Sentence edit
Mrs Hortense Merryfield and Mrs Christiana Larrington of the Ragged Children's Welfare Association (South London branch) chose a bitterly cold spring morning upon which to patronize the deserving poor of Lambeth.
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- Julie Hearn (Author)
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Page Count: 384
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