# Old Mrs. Pentland — Early Autumn character guide

> Old Mrs. Pentland in Early Autumn by Louis Bromfield.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mrs. Pentland

**First appearance:** 0018-vi

## Who they are

An elderly Pentland matriarch, possibly John's wife.

## In the story

### [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/early_autumn_se/chapters/iii)

Olivia's mother-in-law; appears worn but revives while sharing gossip from Mrs. Pulsifer's letter about Sabine and Jean de Cyon's mother.

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