Who Mrs Fisher is
Mrs Fisher is an elderly widow whose fixed Victorian habits shape her expectations of the people around her. She has known several famous writers and keeps signed photographs among her old furniture and memories. She thinks of herself as a woman of culture and speaks of those writers as old friends.
What Mrs Fisher wants
Mrs Fisher joins Lotty Wilkins, Rose Arbuthnot and Lady Caroline Dester to share the cost of San Salvatore. She wants a quiet place for her old age, with comfort and the respect she expects from others. At the castle, she claims the best bedroom and settles into a chair on the terrace.
How Mrs Fisher changes
At first, Mrs Fisher resents the younger women's high spirits and tries to keep the household running by her rules. Yet the warm air, flowers and sea view begin to reach her beneath her pride. Shared meals and small acts of kindness gradually loosen the reserve she brings with her to Italy.
Questions
Who is Mrs Fisher in The Enchanted April?
Mrs Fisher is an elderly widow who joins the other three women for April at San Salvatore.
Why does Mrs Fisher go to Italy?
She seeks quiet and comfort, expecting to be served and left in peace.
Is Mrs Fisher unkind?
She is proud and judgmental at first, but the novel treats her with tenderness. Her stern habits begin to soften in the company of the other women.
