Short Fiction · Character
Jocantha Bessbury
A woman whose cat brings her unexpected happiness.
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Also known as The Happy Cat Jocantha Bessbury
First appearance: The Philanthropist and the Happy Cat
Jocantha Bessbury shows up with force in The Almanac. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned as Jocelyn Vanner, the subject of a failed prediction; later frightened by Clovis's story.
Jocantha Bessbury first appears in 0122 the philanthropist and the happy cat.
In The Almanac: Mentioned as Jocelyn Vanner, the subject of a failed prediction; later frightened by Clovis's story.
Later, in The Philanthropist and the Happy Cat: The protagonist, a wealthy and initially contented woman who attempts a philanthropic gesture but ends up feeling dissatisfied.
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