Character List
Katy Thatcher: The main character, a pre-teen daughter of a rural doctor who dreams of becoming a doctor herself
Peggy: A neighbor girl who becomes a "mother's helper" for the Thatcher's and a friend to Katy
Jacob: Peggy's "touched" brother who doesn't speak but sings softly to himself and who is drawn to animals
Nellie: Peggy's older sister who gets pregnant out of wedlock and whose infant Jacob accidentally kills while trying to save it
Mr. Bishop: Father of Austin and Paul, prominent town lawyer
Austin Bishop: A young boy who lives right next door to Katy and marries Katy when older
Paul Bishop: Austin’s brother who after fathering Nellie’s child is sent to a Connecticut boarding school.
Laura Paisley Bishop: The youngest Bishop.
Mr. Thatcher: Katy Thatcher's father, a doctor.
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