Backwater · Character
Beadie Fetherwell
A friend or acquaintance, possibly a fellow teacher.
minor
Also known as Beadie, Beadie Featherwell
First appearance: i
Beadie Fetherwell's tie to Miriam Henderson is one of the pressures that moves Backwater—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Sits reading with a half-squinting stare; her presence reinforces Miriam's sense of imprisonment.
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- Friendship
- Other
Character groups
- School and community figures
- Protagonist
- Miriam's social circle
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- Breaking point
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