# Rhea Crossley — Short Fiction character guide

> Rhea Crossley in Short Fiction by Catherine Louisa Pirkis.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Rhea, Miss Rhea Crossley

**First appearance:** 0002-ii

## Snapshot

The vicar's daughter who married into the Glencross family, kept the jewels and the jointure, and made herself welcome in every set that matters.

## Who they are

Lady Glencross began as Miss Rhea Crossley, picking gooseberries in a vicarage garden, until a hunting accident left young Lord Glencross a six-week prisoner under her care. Society credits luck for her rise, but her real talent is managing people: she retains her fortune, her father-in-law's goodwill, and her place among the best-bred women in England. Watching her manoeuvre Dulcie through a ball, one sees a woman who treats marriage, money, and introductions as instruments to be played.

## Relationships

### [Trevor Yorke](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_61_se/characters/trevor_yorke)

_romantic_

A flirtatious and playful romantic relationship, marked by mutual attraction and light-hearted banter.

### [Lord Hardcastle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_61_se/characters/lord_hardcastle)

_rivalry_

A competitive and antagonistic relationship, with Lord Hardcastle and Rhea often clashing over social or personal matters.

### [Trevor Yorke](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_61_se/characters/trevor_yorke)

_romantic_

A flirtatious and playful romantic relationship, marked by mutual attraction and light-hearted banter.

### [Trevor Yorke](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_61_se/characters/trevor_yorke)

_romantic_

A flirtatious and playful romantic relationship, marked by mutual attraction and light-hearted banter.

### [Lord Hardcastle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_61_se/characters/lord_hardcastle)

_rivalry_

A competitive and antagonistic relationship, with Lord Hardcastle and Rhea often clashing over social or personal matters.

### [Lord Hardcastle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_61_se/characters/lord_hardcastle)

_rivalry_

A competitive and antagonistic relationship, with Lord Hardcastle and Rhea often clashing over social or personal matters.

## In the story

### [Rhea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_61_se/chapters/rhea)

Lady Glencross, a widow who has chosen a life of social pleasure and emotional detachment, faces a moral dilemma when she discovers the love between her cousin and Lord Carthewe.

## Links

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