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Mrs. Arkwright

A woman involved in a story of family and loss.

minor

Also known as Arkwright, Poor Mrs. Arkwright

First appearance: the mistletoe bough

Mrs. Arkwright shows up with force in Returning Home. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Drowns in a river accident while traveling home to see her mother.
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MMMrs. MilesIHIsa HeineTRTom ReckenthorpeMAMrs. Arkwright

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Diverse Romantic & Comic Tales
  • Dramatic Island Stories
  • Rural Romance & Family
  • Romantic Entanglements & Military

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

Bessy Pryor’s internal struggle reaches its emotional and psychological peak as she wrestles with the conflict…

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