# Mrs. Leivers — Sons and Lovers character guide

> Mrs. Leivers in Sons and Lovers by D. H. Lawrence.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mrs. Leivers, the Leivers

**First appearance:** 0006-part-ii-vii-lad-and-girl-love

## Who they are

Miriam's mother, a kind farm woman.

## In the story

### [Lad-and-Girl Love](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sons_and_lovers_se/chapters/part-ii-vii-lad-and-girl-love)

Miriam's mother; described as brown-eyed and mystical; shares Miriam's religious sensibility.

### [IX: Defeat of Miriam](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sons_and_lovers_se/chapters/part-ii-ix-defeat-of-miriam)

Wipes her eyes with laughter at Paul's mockery of the chapel service.

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