Clara: Archie's young wife.
“Go home, get some rest. Marnin' de the world new, every time. Man...dis life no easy!”
Clara: The beautiful daughter of the wealthy van der Meers, Clara spends her entire childhood trapped within walls. As time goes by, she becomes "Ash girl," and Cinderella, but never the less beautiful.
“When have I had anything to do? I am too pretty to do anything but be looked at.”
“I'm fanned and petted like a flower; I'm going to be planted in some rich man's garden so he can admire me!”
Clara: A black pug, and the canine heroine of this memoir
“This is a world of shadows, Daniel, and magic is a rare asset.”
“You can come out. There's nothing to worry about, Daniel. Despite all my evil doings, I still can't see you.”
Clara: Sissy's cousin and the smartest girl ever to graduate from high school. She's also mixed race in a time of segregation
Clara: Josefina's practical, sensible sister, who is twelve years old.
Clara: The eldest child and only daughter of Nicholas Van Tassel and his wife Etna.
“Sometimes I wish I could sew a quilt that would spread over the whole land, and the people just follow the stitches to freedom, as easy as taking a Sunday walk.”
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