Years of Grace · Character
Mr. Carver
Stephen Carver's father, the elderly patriarch of the Carver family.
minor
Also known as Mr. Alden Carver, Alden Carver, Alden, old Mr. Carver
First appearance: I
Mr. Carver shows up with force in IV. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Stephen's father, Alden Carver, a dapper gentleman with a Vandyke beard.
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In IV: Stephen's father, Alden Carver, a dapper gentleman with a Vandyke beard. Later, in I: Jane's father-in-law, watching the sailboat…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Jane's family and close circle
- Extended community and background figures
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Story tension across the book.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
Flora’s admission that she has sold the shop and closed the house, coupled with her confession that she “didn’…
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