# Kathleen McDonnell — Sinister Street character guide

> Kathleen McDonnell in Sinister Street by Compton Mackenzie.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Miss McDonnell, the elder Miss McDonnell

**First appearance:** 0005-ii-bittersweet

## Who they are

An acquaintance of Michael's family, part of his social circle.

## Relationships

### [Michael Fane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sinister_street_se/characters/michael_fane)

_romantic_

Kathleen is a passionate Irish woman who becomes Michael's lover, their relationship intense but ultimately doomed by social barriers.

### [Michael Fane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sinister_street_se/characters/michael_fane)

_romantic_

Kathleen is a passionate Irish woman who becomes Michael's lover, their relationship intense but ultimately doomed by social barriers.

### [Michael Fane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sinister_street_se/characters/michael_fane)

_romantic_

Kathleen is a passionate Irish woman who becomes Michael's lover, their relationship intense but ultimately doomed by social barriers.

## In the story

### [XIII: Sentiment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sinister_street_se/chapters/xiii-sentiment)

The younger McDonnell sister from Burton-on-Trent; Michael becomes infatuated with her, but she is engaged to Mr. Walter Trimble.

### [XIV: Arabesque](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sinister_street_se/chapters/xiv-arabesque)

Referenced in Michael's fabricated story as the girl who eloped with another man, though she is not present in the chapter.

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