Maria Merryweather

Maria Merryweather is the main character, protagonist and heroine of The Secret of Moonacre. She is a teenage orphan who is sent to live in Moonacre Valley, with her uncle Benjamin, her governess Miss Heliotrope, the cook Marmaduke Scarlett and the servant Digweed.

She is also the very last Moon Princess, and it falls to her to break the curse set on Moonacre Valley.