brother

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The principal male characters are June’s beloved brother, Tom; June’s true love and Grace’s “mixed-blood” father, Ellis; June’s stepfather, Isom; and Ellis’ father, Solomon.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Known as Big Jim, Whittaker was born in Seattle, Washington, on 10 February 1929 and began climbing with his twin brother Lou Whittaker as Boy Scouts in the 1940s.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

His brother knows too, and is the one who told him about it.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

Barshay’s twin brother Lawrence is also a corporate lawyer, at rival firm Fried Frank.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

I didn’t abandon Madi when her older brother went to rehab.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller