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A House With Good Bones

Book cover of A House With Good Bones
A House With Good BonesT. Kingfisher

Characters in A House With Good Bones

6 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Samantha Montgomery

Antagonists

  • Gran Mae

    Sam's deceased, domineering grandmother, whose controlling and racist influence lingers over the family and whose spirit haunts the house.

Supporting characters

  • Edith Montgomery

  • Gail (A House with Good Bones)

    An eccentric neighbor and wildlife rehabilitator who was a rival of Gran Mae and turns out to have magical knowledge of her own, becoming an ally to Sam.

  • Phil (A House with Good Bones)

    Edith's handyman, an awkward but intelligent presence Sam grows close to over the course of the story.

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