The Witches of Cambridge
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Characters in The Witches of Cambridge
5 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Ava Abbot
A scholarship student from a small town in Maine who arrives at Radcliffe and is recruited into the Lilith Society.
Lauren Bell
Ava's roommate, a wealthy Cambridge orphan who has always known about her magical inheritance.
Supporting characters
Jamie Mather
A Harvard student from the Mather family, descended from witch hunter Cotton Mather, who is drawn to Ava.
Maureen Healy
Ava's working-class friend, also a witch.
Lionel (The Witches of Cambridge)
Lauren's older brother, a medical student who keeps his private life careful in the McCarthy era.