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Consider this, señoraHarriet DoerrAmigos y Amantes, book 2

Characters in Consider this, señora

6 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Susanna Ames

    A twenty-eight-year-old American painter who travels to Mexico to heal and rebuild her life after the painful collapse of her marriage.

  • Bud Loomis

    An opportunistic American real estate developer who flees to Mexico to escape tax liabilities in Arizona and initiates a land subdivision scheme.

  • Ursula Bowles

    An elderly, widowed American woman in her late seventies who moves to the Mexican mesa, reflecting deeply on her past as she prepares for the end of her life.

  • Frances Bowles

    Ursula's twice-divorced, free-spirited daughter who writes travel guides and seeks romantic fulfillment in Mexico.

Supporting characters

  • Don Enrique Ortiz de León

    An aristocratic local landowner from an old Spanish family who sells the mesa land to the American expatriates.

  • Herr Otto

    A mysterious German musician living in the community who repeatedly plays a single note on his piano during a long drought.