Cousin Henry · Character
Mrs. Brodrick
Isabel's stepmother, installed at Hereford with her own children and her own plans, regarding her husband's daughter with cool, practical indifference.
supporting
Also known as the new Mrs. Brodrick
First appearance: ii isabel brodrick
As a supporting figure in Cousin Henry, Mrs. Brodrick is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Isabel's stepmother, who views Isabel's refusal of the legacy as insanity and is hostile toward her.
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As the second Mrs. Brodrick, she presides over the Hereford household where Isabel is a guest in what was once her own family's home, and she has little patience for a stepdaughter whose sorrows interfere with domestic…
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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