# Christie Malakite — Wolf Solent character guide

> Christie Malakite in Wolf Solent by John Cowper Powys.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Christie, Malakite, Miss Christie, Chris, little Chris, old Malakite

**First appearance:** 0003-christ-i-ve-had-a-happy-life

## Snapshot

A well-bred, philosophical young woman whose bookshelf holds Leibnitz and Sir Thomas Browne, and whose silences make Wolf work harder than any argument.

## Who they are

Christie moves through Blackslope with a sophistication that sits oddly beside her friendship with the stonecutter's daughter, Gerda Torp. She reads Hegel and Spinoza not for logic but for atmosphere, letting abstractions melt into mood. Her precision, her claret, and her faintly querulous smile pull Wolf toward a version of himself he has not yet met, and set up the novel's deepest contest of loyalties.

## Relationships

### [Mrs. Solent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/characters/mrs_solent)

_psychological_

Christie is a mysterious, almost supernatural figure who exerts a strange, obsessive influence over Mrs. Solent, blending fascination with dread.

### [Gerda Torp](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/characters/gerda_torp)

_rivalry_

Christie and Gerda are rivals for Wolf's affection, representing opposing spiritual and sensual forces in his life.

### [Mrs. Solent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/characters/mrs_solent)

_psychological_

Christie is a mysterious, almost supernatural figure who exerts a strange, obsessive influence over Mrs. Solent, blending fascination with dread.

### [Mrs. Solent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/characters/mrs_solent)

_psychological_

Christie is a mysterious, almost supernatural figure who exerts a strange, obsessive influence over Mrs. Solent, blending fascination with dread.

### [Gerda Torp](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/characters/gerda_torp)

_rivalry_

Christie and Gerda are rivals for Wolf's affection, representing opposing spiritual and sensual forces in his life.

### [Gerda Torp](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/characters/gerda_torp)

_rivalry_

Christie and Gerda are rivals for Wolf's affection, representing opposing spiritual and sensual forces in his life.

## In the story

### [The Blackbird's Song](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/chapters/the-blackbird-s-song)

Christie is found dusting the sitting-room; she and Wolf share a charged, intimate conversation about Gerda and the nature of their own connection.

### [Christie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/chapters/christie)

Christie opens up to Wolf about her sister Olwen and her mother's death, showing deep emotion and a mystical belief in spirits.

### [The Tea-Party](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/chapters/the-tea-party)

Wolf's thoughts turn to her intensely after the tea party; he craves her presence and considers leaving Gerda for her.

### [The Slowworm of Lenty](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/chapters/the-slowworm-of-lenty)

Wolf's unfulfilled love; her house is near the crossroads; Wolf feels no sacrilege against his love for her after his night with Gerda.

### [Rounded with a Sleep](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/chapters/rounded-with-a-sleep)

Wolf mentally lifts her image into the clouds, associating her with the mystical plain of Glastonbury and his idealistic yearnings.

### [This Is Reality](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/chapters/this-is-reality)

Christie is a source of potential comfort for Wolf, but he feels even her mind is shut to his helplessness.

### [Mr. Malakite at Weymouth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/chapters/mr-malakite-at-weymouth)

Christie engages in intellectual conversation, confronts Wolf about his selfishness, and reveals that the night's events have left her with a permanent unknowing.

### [Lenty Pond](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/chapters/lenty-pond)

Hosts Olwen, takes Wolf to a confectioner's, expresses joy at their bond.

### [Forget](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/chapters/forget)

Christie is troubled by Olwen's fretting and seeks Wolf's help, but resists his embrace.

### [Ripeness Is All](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/wolf_solent_se/chapters/ripeness-is-all)

Wolf recalls visiting her in Weymouth, and her presence haunts him as a lost truelove.

## Links

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