Izzy Bowden
Real name Isabel. Izzy was the youngest child of Jenna Bowden. She was half-sister to Tess Bowden and Finn Bowden.
She was a sparky live-wire, and despite the seven-year age difference, she and Tess were very close.
Her father was a local carpenter from Whitby who had planned to marry Jenna but backed out at the last moment and went off with another woman. Jenna was too proud to tell him she was pregnant, so like all the men in Jenna's life, he never played a part in his daughter's life.
Izzy died aged eight from a rare and aggressive brain tumour. She stayed plucky and cheerful until the end. Her death had a profound effect on Tess, who spiralled into depression and anxiety after losing Izzy, and is only now pulling herself back into a more normal life.
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