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Mrs. Annandale

A relative of Arthur Annandale, part of the family dynamic.

minor

Also known as Annandale

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Mrs. Annandale shows up with force in I: Disenchantment. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mrs. Annandale first appears in 0010 x a victim.

In I: Disenchantment: Mrs. Annandale is the woman Marie sees with Loftus in Central Park, leading to Marie's painful realization of his infidelity. Loftus introduces her as an old friend, but Marie is hurt and confused.

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MOMelanchthon OrrAAArthur AnnandaleMPMrs. PriceMWMiss WaldronSWSylvia WaldronMAMrs. Annandale

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Social Circle and Family

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupAftermathClimax
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  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

Marie’s realization that the piano holds no secret—that her year of obsessive pursuit of artistic and emotiona…

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