A Great and Terrible Beauty
Characters in A Great and Terrible Beauty
5 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Gemma Doyle
A sixteen-year-old sent from Bombay to Spence Academy after her mother's death, who has visions and discovers she can enter the magical Realms.
Also in Rebel Angels, The Sweet Far Thing
Supporting characters
Kartik
A young man from India, a member of the Rakshana, who watches over Gemma and warns her about the power of her visions.
Also in Rebel Angels, The Sweet Far Thing
Ann Bradshaw
Gemma's roommate, a scholarship pupil at Spence who longs to be beautiful and to be seen.
Also in Rebel Angels, The Sweet Far Thing
Felicity Worthington
A wealthy, sharp-tongued and influential Spence student who hungers for power and leads the small circle Gemma is drawn into.
Also in Rebel Angels, The Sweet Far Thing
Pippa Cross
A Spence student and close friend of Felicity who dreams of true love and a place in society.
Also in Rebel Angels, The Sweet Far Thing