The characters / Recurring character
Ginny Carver
Ginny Carver is recorded in 2 distinct storys.
The van used by Tanya to take Barbara, Hilda and their friends to the Round Here concert belongs to Ginny Carver in both the original scene and its later recounting.
Stories and supporting passages
End of Watch
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There was Barb, me, Hilda Carver, and Betsy.” “Betsy would be . . . ?” “Betsy DeWitt,” Angie says. “The deal was, the moms drew straws to see who would take the girls. Tanya lost. She took Ginny Carver’s van, because it was the biggest.” Hodges nods his understanding.
The mothers’ account explains that they chose Ginny Carver’s van because it was the biggest.
Mr. Mercedes
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The girls give up thirty dollars or so among them and their candy-colored phones. Tanya puts everything in her purse and locks Ginny Carver’s van with the button on the key-fob. She hears the satisfying thump of the locks engaging—a sound that means safety and security. “Now listen, you crazy females.
Tanya locks Ginny Carver’s van as the girls go to the concert.