# Mary Hyatt — Summer character guide

> Mary Hyatt in Summer by Edith Wharton.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mary

**First appearance:** 0002-iii

## Who they are

A member of the Hyatt family, possibly related to Liff.

## In the story

### [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/summer_se/chapters/xvi)

Charity's mother, found dead upon Charity's arrival; her burial is the central event of the chapter.

### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/summer_se/chapters/xvii)

Referenced as the dead mother whose funeral service took place in a tumbledown house; her grave is marked by a fresh mound under a thorn.

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