Maria– The main character and protagonist.
Maria's father– A salesman
Maria's mother - A seamstress.
Boy from Maria's childhood - He was Maria's puppy love, when she was 11 years old. This initial experience encouraged Maria to be bolder with males.
Maria's boyfriend who gave her the first kiss– Later on, this boy flirted with Maria's friend. This motivated Maria to earn a lot of money so that one day she could humiliate him (beside buying a farm for her parents).
Maria's boyfriend to whom she lost her virginity– Maria used him to learn about sex.
Store owner– Maria’s boss. He fell in love with Maria and provided the money for her trip to Rio de Janeiro. He became Maria’s safety net in her future plans.
Maílson – translator / security / a
Roger– His main interest was to employ beautiful young girls to dance at his club.
Vivian– A cold woman who knew better that the young girls would not get their dream (i.e. adventure, money, husband) while she worked for Roger. She introduced the name “Rue de Berne” to Maria, which is in the red-light district of Geneva.
Arab boyfriend– Maria’s acquaintance with this man cost her her job at Roger’s club.
Heidi– The woman at the library from where Maria borrowed books.
Maria’s first customer – An Arab man, who paid 1000 Swiss francs to have sex with her.
The invisible woman– Only Maria could see her. She took the appearance of the Virgin Mary.
Milan– The owner of the “Copacabana” bar, where Maria worked as a prostitute.
Nyah– Prostitute from the Philippines, and Maria’s only female friend at the Copacabana.
Ralf Hart– A successful 29-year-old painter with whom Maria secretly falls in love. Ralf has been married twice, but got divorced in both cases because he lost interest in the sexual part of the relationship. He sees Maria as his opportunity to learn about sex once again.
Terence– A wealthy Englishman who introduced Maria to the pleasures of sadomasochism.ى
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