# Mr. Carver — Years of Grace character guide

> Mr. Carver in Years of Grace by Margaret Ayer Barnes.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Alden Carver, Alden Carver, Alden, old Mr. Carver

**First appearance:** 0003-i

## Who they are

Stephen Carver's father, the elderly patriarch of the Carver family.

## In the story

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/years_of_grace_se/chapters/iv)

Stephen's father, Alden Carver, a dapper gentleman with a Vandyke beard.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/years_of_grace_se/chapters/i)

Jane's father-in-law, watching the sailboat race from the pier with binoculars.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/years_of_grace_se/chapters/ii)

Engages in sailing debate with Alden and Silly; stern with Cicily.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/years_of_grace_se/chapters/i)

Deceased; his sudden death at eighty-eight in his office chair is the occasion for the gathering.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/years_of_grace_se/chapters/i)

Alden, as executor, reads the will with solemnity and a hint of irritation.

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