Anatomy: A Love Story
Anatomy: A Love StoryDana SchwartzThe Anatomy Duology, book 1
Characters in Anatomy: A Love Story
7 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Hazel Sinnett
A wealthy young noblewoman in 1817 Edinburgh who wants to become a surgeon and secretly studies anatomy.
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Jack Currer
A poor resurrection man who digs up bodies for the city's physicians and becomes Hazel's supplier and partner.
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Antagonists
Dr. Beecham
A celebrated Edinburgh surgeon and anatomy lecturer who offers Hazel a conditional deal to keep studying.
Supporting characters
Bernard Almont
Hazel's cousin and long-arranged betrothed, the future viscount, who expects a wife to manage his household.
Edmund Straine
A stern doctor and colleague of Beecham who opposes Hazel's presence in medical study.
Iona (Anatomy)
Hazel's loyal maid at Hawthornden Castle, who helps keep her secret studies hidden.
Munro (Anatomy)
A fellow resurrection man in Jack's trade whose disappearance signals the danger of the work.