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Years of Grace · Character

Mrs. Furness

Flora's mother, a society hostess.

minor

First appearance: i

Mrs. Furness shows up with force in III. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Flora's mother, a beautiful dancer in violet velvet, who joins the dancing despite looking tired later.
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Narrative arc

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

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • 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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