Short Fiction · Character
Jack Winter
A young man whose romantic prospects hang on a hurried London wedding amid butchers' blouses and a curate's east-wind toothache.
supporting
Also known as Jack, Winter, young Jack, plain Jack, Dear Jack, Johnny, little Johnny
First appearance: destiny and a blue cloak
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Jack Winter moves through the crowded London streets beside Rosalys toward a registry-office marriage, his coolness about the fifteen-day residence a small sign of how lightly he takes the gravity she feels. The church…
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- Other
Character groups
- Contested Affections
- Secrets and Strange Events
- Past Resurfaces Dramatically
- Complex Web of Love and Consequences
- Romantic Misunderstandings and Dilemmas
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- Breaking point
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