The characters / Recurring character
Barbara Robinson
Barbara Robinson is recorded in 6 distinct storys.
Barbara is consistently Jerome’s sister and Holly’s friend. The later narratives retain these relationships and develop her career as a poet.
Stories and supporting passages
End of Watch
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Behind the dirty windshield, his face is all dismayed eyes and open mouth. She throws up her hands, dropping the Zappit. All at once the last thing in the world Barbara Robinson wants is to die, but here she is, in the street after all, and it’s too late.
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Finders Keepers
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Holly is a very good nagger, when she puts her mind to it. “Chug-a-lug, Holly,” he says. “I have a Dasani.” “No, thank you, I’m drinking my Diet Coke. Barbara Robinson called. She wanted to talk to you. She was all serious. I told her she could call you later this afternoon.
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Holly
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She takes one more drag on her cigarette, and as she’s butting it out, her phone rings. She doesn’t want to talk to anyone, but it’s Barbara Robinson, and that’s a call she has to take. “You left,” Barbara says. “Not even a black square with your name on it.”
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If It Bleeds
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Pete is currently at the Toomey dealership where he will confront Richard Ellis. Barbara Robinson, Jerome’s sister, drops by, telling Holly (rather smugly) that she has been excused from afternoon classes because she’s doing a report called Private Investigation: Fact vs. Fiction.
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Mr. Mercedes
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All dogs like hamburger, and Brady knows exactly how he’s going to deliver Odell’s treat. Barbara Robinson, Jerome’s little sister, has a friend named Hilda. The two girls like to visit Zoney’s GoMart, the convenience store a couple of blocks from the Robinson house.
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Never Flinch
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“So who’s the donkey’s behind today?” Holly says to her empty office, and just has to laugh. Her phone rings, not the one for business calls but her personal. She sees Barbara Robinson’s face on her screen. “Hello, Barbara, how are you?” “Great! I’m great!” And she sounds it, absolutely bubbling over.
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