▁Sad ie ' s ▁resolve ▁when ▁she ▁begins ▁to ▁purs ue ▁the ▁Book ▁of ▁Ra . ▁Mrs . ▁Fa ust , ▁usually ▁called ▁" G ran " ▁by ▁Sad ie , ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁fra il ▁with ▁cur ly ▁gray ▁hair , ▁and ▁a ▁terrible ▁cook . ▁" G ram ps " ▁is ▁a ▁large , ▁loud ▁former ▁rugby ▁player . ▁Both ▁have ▁been ▁kind ▁to ▁Sad ie , ▁though ▁neither ▁is ▁much ▁like ▁their ▁daughter ▁Ruby , ▁her ▁mother . ▁ ▁Maria ▁di ▁Ang elo ▁– ▁Maria ▁di ▁Ang elo ▁is ▁N ico ▁and ▁Bian ca ' s ▁mother , ▁an ▁Italian ▁diplom at ' s ▁daughter . ▁She ▁died ▁when ▁Ze us ▁struck ▁the ▁hotel ▁she ▁was ▁stay ing ▁in ▁with ▁light ning ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁kill ▁Bian ca ▁and ▁N ico . ▁Mel ino e ▁imp erson ated ▁her ▁to ▁sc are ▁N ico . ▁ ▁Marie ▁Le ves que ▁– ▁Marie ▁is ▁Haz el ' s ▁mother . ▁She ▁was ▁manip ulated ▁by ▁G ae a ▁into ▁helping ▁raise ▁Al cy one us . ▁She ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁along ▁with ▁Haz el . ▁She ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁the ▁Field s ▁of ▁P un ishment ▁but ▁Haz el ▁made ▁a ▁comprom ise ▁with ▁the ▁jud ges ▁so ▁they ▁could ▁both ▁be ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Field s ▁of ▁As ph odel . ▁In ▁The ▁House ▁of ▁H ades , ▁H ec ate ▁reve als ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁Marie ' s ▁ment or , ▁teaching ▁her