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Anna’s mother

Mae Pearl’s roommate

The main character

Rose’s dog, a dachshund

Taxi driver, grows black-eyed peas

Police officer in Texarkana

Gossipy, loves turquoise

Ed Stewart’s wife

Overeater

Pastor, Third Baptist Church

Waitress, The 36 Diner

Houstonian, overeater

Lives with Winnie

Ronald’s wife and Rose’s sister

Rose’s next door neighbor

Anna’s friend

Maxine’s mother

Argentinean

Lady in nursing home

Music teacher at high school

A friend in New York

Cashier, Save-All grocery store

Police officer

High school student

Gas station attendant

Man whose wife disappeared

Owns house, rents cabins behind

Mayor’s wife

Cat

Dorcas’ husband

Mayor

Visits from New York

Officer Richards’ wife

Man in nursing home

Really old lady, creative with marijuana

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