The Sicilian Woman's Daughter

Characters

CharactersUnless stated otherwise the characters are in relation to the protagonist Maria (Mary). Some minor characters and spoilers have been left out of this list.

Nuclear family:Humps (Humphrey), husband

Clara, daughter

Emma, daughter

Mark, Emma’s husband

Little Benjamin, grandson. Emma and Mark’s son.

Extended family:Zia, aunt (mother’s sister)

Tony, uncle (Zia’s husband)

Silvio, cousin (Zia’s son)

Stefano, cousin (Zia’s son)

Susi, cousin (Zia’s daughter)

Peppina, aunt (mother’s sister)

Gloria, aunt (father’s sister)

Giuseppe, uncle (father’s brother)

Ziuzza, great aunt, (grandmother’s sister, on her mother’s side)

Old Cushi, cousin once removed, (Ziuzza’s son)

Young Cushi, second cousin (Old Cushi’s son)

Adele, Young Cushi’s daughter

Elena, step-mother

Teodoro, Zia’s brother-in-law. Tony’s brother.

Bella and Rosa, Teodoro’s daughters

Adriano, Teodoro’s son

Carmela, Teodoro’s wife

Elderly neighbours when Maria was a child:“Auntie” Marge

“Uncle” Peter, husband of Marge

Dorothy, Marge’s sister

Belinda, Dorothy’s daughter

Charlie, a visitor to Marge and Peter’s house

Visitors to Zia’s house (and their connections):Giusy, a hair stylist

Alberto, Giusy’s lover, owner of an amusement arcade

Olga, Alberto’s wife

Nancy, manageress of arcade

Angelina, Zia’s Sicilian friend

Provvi (Provvidenza), Angelina’s daughter

Giulio, Provvi’s husband

Beatrice, Angelina’s twin sister in Sicily

Maria’s friends in Sicily when she was eighteen:Franca

Patrizia

Riverside View inhabitants:Ruth and Ian – 1st floor

Richard and Barbara – pensioners – 2nd floor

Charlie and Sarah and their children: Nigella and Tristram – 3rd floor

Maria and Humphrey – 4th floor

Pablo and Consuelo – 5th floor

Dorset:Yvonne and Henry, neighbours

Nigel, gardener