Roselily | Characters

The primary characters in the story are Roselily and her new husband. The reader sees the world through Roselily's eyes, as she contemplates an uncertain future with her mate. Although Roselily's name implies a fragile, breakable person, there is a sense that Roselily is a strong woman who has already shouldered many burdens and must now prepare to shoulder still more. She is a woman who, after years of backbreaking work, exists in a dream world that offers her an escape from reality. She only scarcely seems involved in the real world, where her involvement is not sought or required anyway....

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