# Maggie Grant — The Black Opal character guide

> Maggie Grant in The Black Opal by Katharine Susannah Prichard.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Grant, Maggie

**First appearance:** 0000-part-i-i

## Who they are

A woman in the mining community.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_opal_se/chapters/part-i-i)

Comforts Sophie after her mother's death and confronts Paul about his absence.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_opal_se/chapters/part-i-viii)

Cited as an example of a woman who shares her husband's vision and holds the Ridge's values with jealous enthusiasm.

### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_opal_se/chapters/part-i-xiii)

Shares Michael's concern about Sophie's involvement with Arthur Henty, but believes Sophie must live her own life and learn from her own experiences.

### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_opal_se/chapters/part-i-xiv)

Helps make Sophie's dress and lends her a black opal brooch, actively involved in preparing Sophie for the ball.

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