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Belinda

This character is the main protagonist featured in the novel Housegirl. This character's life in Ghana is turned upside-down when she receives word that the father whom she has never met can no longer afford to pay her school tuition. Ultimately, this character's position as a housegirl leads her to the home of a native Ghanaian family raising their teenage daughter in London.

Mary

This character is a boisterous, curious, and smart 11-year-old girl. This character is devastated when the main protagonist must go to London, leaving this character on her own after the two have bonded during their short amount of time together. This character is ultimately killed and her funeral appears in both the prologue and in the final scenes of the novel.

Aunty

This character is the woman for whom the 11-year-old character in the novel works, even after her surrogate older sister has been...

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