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Margaret Peel

Margaret is another lecturer at the college where Jim teaches and it is implied that she and Jim had some kind of relationship. Margaret tried to kill herself after she was dumped by her previous boyfriend and so Jim feels protective of her. Margaret is easily offended and often send mixed messages to Jim so he is unable to tell is she likes him or not. Towards the end of the novel, it is revealed that Margaret is extremely manipulative, lying about her suicide attempt to make Jim pay more attention to her and keep him away from Christine.