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Dinah Brown

A servant in the Barker household who helps with the children.

minor

Also known as Dinah

First appearance: part iii xxxv jerry barker

Dinah Brown shows up with force in My Breaking In. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A poor woman with a four-week-old baby who needs to visit her dying mother; Jerry agrees to take her.
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PBPolly BarkerJBJeremiah BarkerBRBraydonGIGingerDBDinah Brown

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Barker family and friends
  • Minor characters and horses
  • Beauty's early owners and friends

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Dinah Brown in part iii xxxv jerry barker
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