# Aunt Isabel — The Blue Castle character guide

> Aunt Isabel in The Blue Castle by L. M. Montgomery.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Isabel

**First appearance:** 0001-ii

## Who they are

Valancy's critical, gossipy aunt who often visits the family.

## Relationships

### [Valancy Stirling](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_castle_se/characters/valancy_stirling)

_family_

Aunt Isabel is Valancy's meddling, gossipy aunt who reinforces the family's oppressive expectations.

### [Valancy Stirling](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_castle_se/characters/valancy_stirling)

_family_

Aunt Isabel is Valancy's meddling, gossipy aunt who reinforces the family's oppressive expectations.

### [Valancy Stirling](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_castle_se/characters/valancy_stirling)

_family_

Aunt Isabel is Valancy's meddling, gossipy aunt who reinforces the family's oppressive expectations.

## In the story

### [Chapter XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_castle_se/chapters/xi)

Aunt Isabel criticizes Valancy's thinness and decrees that Barney Snaith's dislike of cats shows something wrong with him.

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