The Turmoil · Character

Edith Sheridan

The youngest Sheridan daughter, whose forbidden passion for the unacceptable Lamhorn turns her father's opposition into the very fuel that feeds her love.

supporting

Also known as Edie, Edith, Sheridan, Poor Edith, little Edith, Edith Sheridan, Edith Lamhorn

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Bibbs's sister, mentioned in the context of family tensions.

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Edith fights her father every other evening and keeps her bed between times so he can see what his violence has done to her, then extracts a cheque and a trip to New York under the guise of forgetting. She is not gentle so much as determined, and Sheridan's heavy-handed campaign to cool her only sets her further on fire. Her rebellion is the family drama in miniature: the harder the old man clamps down, the more the young slip free.

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Relationship types

Family
Friendship
Other

Character groups

Sheridan Family Circle
Symbolic and Minor Figures
Protagonist

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Narrative arc

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

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Relationships

Sibyl Sheridan
family · positive
Edith and her sister-in-law Sibyl are close friends and allies within the Sheridan… How this plays out →
Roscoe Sheridan
family · ambivalent
Mary Vertrees
friendship · positive
Robert Lamhorn
social · negative
Sibyl Sheridan
family · positive
Edith and her sister-in-law Sibyl are close friends and allies within the Sheridan… How this plays out →
Mary Vertrees
friendship · positive
Sibyl Sheridan
family · positive
Edith and her sister-in-law Sibyl are close friends and allies within the Sheridan… How this plays out →
Roscoe Sheridan
family · ambivalent
Roscoe Sheridan
family · ambivalent
Robert Lamhorn
social · negative
Mary Vertrees
friendship · positive

Sibyl Sheridan
Edith and her sister-in-law Sibyl are close friends and allies within the Sheridan household, sharing confidences.
Roscoe Sheridan
Edith and her brother Roscoe have a cordial but distant sibling relationship, with Edith often mediating family tensions.
Mary Vertrees
Edith is a supportive friend to Mary, welcoming her into the family despite initial tensions.
Robert Lamhorn
Edith is acquainted with Robert Lamhorn through family and social circles, but she distrusts his intentions toward Mary.
Sibyl Sheridan
Edith and her sister-in-law Sibyl are close friends and allies within the Sheridan household, sharing confidences.
Mary Vertrees
Edith is a supportive friend to Mary, welcoming her into the family despite initial tensions.
Sibyl Sheridan
Edith and her sister-in-law Sibyl are close friends and allies within the Sheridan household, sharing confidences.
Roscoe Sheridan
Edith and her brother Roscoe have a cordial but distant sibling relationship, with Edith often mediating family tensions.
Roscoe Sheridan
Edith and her brother Roscoe have a cordial but distant sibling relationship, with Edith often mediating family tensions.
Robert Lamhorn
Edith is acquainted with Robert Lamhorn through family and social circles, but she distrusts his intentions toward Mary.
Mary Vertrees
Edith is a supportive friend to Mary, welcoming her into the family despite initial tensions.

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Edith Sheridan appears across 17 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

The Turmoil
Bibbs's sister, mentioned in the context of family tensions.
II
Praised by her father as the 'prettiest and talentedest girl,' who won a poetry prize and persuaded him to build the New House.
III
Meets Bibbs at the station, drives him to the New House. Expresses anxiety about social standing and resentment toward Sibyl.
IV
Greets Bibbs at the New House, shows him the Golfo di Napoli painting and the Moor statue, then leaves to find their mother.
VI
Observes Mary's behavior with concern, thinking it improper for a married man like Roscoe.
VII
Mentioned as being interested in Robert Lamhorn and modest about her prize-winning poem read aloud by her father.
VIII
Edith is embarrassed by her prize-winning poem, which Bibbs teases her about. She comments on Bibbs's improved appearance and mentions plans to motor with Robert Lamhorn.
Chapter IX
Referenced by Sheridan as a contrast to Bibbs; her single poem is used to illustrate the impracticality of a writing career.
Chapter X
Quarrels with Sibyl about Robert Lamhorn, then bursts into Bibbs's room in distress.
XII
Edith weeps at the funeral and makes truce with Sibyl, ensuring mourning garments are proper.
XIII
Wears black and argues with her mother about receiving calls during mourning.
XIV
Laughs and flirts with Robert Lamhorn despite the family's mourning; becomes furious when Bibbs drives Lamhorn away.
XIX
Giggles at Bibbs's improved appearance and asks about the lost item.
Chapter XXI
Pale and intent at dinner; avoids looking at Sibyl; leaves the room when George appears.
XXV
Elopes with Robert Lamhorn, sending a telegram to announce her marriage; her actions trigger her father's rage.
XXVI
Referenced as having eloped with Robert Lamhorn; Sheridan rants about her spending and future return.
XXIX
Mentioned as having told Bibbs that Sibyl would have married him out of desperation.

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