Sinister Street · Character
Daisy Palmer
A young woman drawn into Michael's Oxford years, part of the private life he keeps hidden from his family's drawing-room chatter.
supporting
Also known as Palmer, May
First appearance: iv cheyne walk
As a supporting figure in Sinister Street, Daisy Palmer is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Michael briefly considers going to the Orange to talk to Daisy, but does not act on it.
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Daisy belongs to the world Michael will not name when Stella and Alan press him about his vanished fortnight. Her presence shadows the secret he carries back to Cheyne Walk, a confidence he resents being asked to recite…
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- Other
Character groups
- School and Family Circle
- Slum and Servant Connections
- London Minor Figures
- Extended Family and Diverse Acquaintances
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- Michael Fane
romantic · ambivalent
Daisy is a working-class girl with whom Michael has a brief, tender romantic affair,… How this plays out →
- Michael Fane
romantic · ambivalent
Daisy is a working-class girl with whom Michael has a brief, tender romantic affair,… How this plays out →
- Michael Fane
romantic · ambivalent
Daisy is a working-class girl with whom Michael has a brief, tender romantic affair,… How this plays out →
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