# Mrs. Crich — Women in Love character guide

> Mrs. Crich in Women in Love by D. H. Lawrence.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Lady Crich

**First appearance:** 0001-ii-shortlands

## Who they are

Gerald's mother, a quiet and ailing woman.

## In the story

### [Sisters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/women_in_love_se/chapters/i-sisters)

Mrs. Crich is described as unkempt, with a monomaniacal look, leaning forward with a tense, predative expression.

### [II: Shortlands](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/women_in_love_se/chapters/ii-shortlands)

Appears noiselessly, seeking out Birkin for a private conversation; she expresses a disdain for strangers and a sense of estrangement from the social gathering.

### [XIV: Water-Party](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/women_in_love_se/chapters/xiv-water-party)

Mentioned as the mother of the Crich children, but Laura takes her place as hostess due to her absence.

### [The Industrial Magnate](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/women_in_love_se/chapters/xvii-the-industrial-magnate)

Mrs. Crich is isolated and bitter, opposing her husband's charity and living in a state of fierce, silent antagonism.

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