Characters
Caddie - central character and first person author, whose true name is not revealed in the book
Terry - Caddie's son
Anne - Caddie's daughter
Esther - Caddie's friend
Leslie - friend, barmaid
Jon Marsh - Caddie's husband, estranged for much of the story
Ted - SP Bookie that Caddie keeps tabs for
Peter - Caddie's Greek immigrant lover
Bill "the Rabbito" - friend and supporter in latter phase of story
Sonny - brother of Bill
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