Aunt Edna returns to live with the family in Manawaka after losing her job as a secretary in Winnipeg. Like many others, she’s unable to find another job due to the Great Depression. Vanessa is especially fond of her. She calls Vanessa and Aunt Beth down to the Brick House one night when Grandfather Connor is enraged by one of Chris’s unannounced returns.
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Aunt Edna Character Timeline in Horses of the Night
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Horses of the Night
...because of the new events that begin to crop up in her life. Her Aunt Edna returns to Manawaka after being laid off and unable to find another job. Vanessa is...
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...learns how he managed with the magazines. When he comes back next, it’s winter. Aunt Edna calls Vanessa’s house and implores Beth to come down to the Brick House quick because...
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Once again Chris believes he’s found a “gold mine” with this opportunity. Edna asks who he’ll sell them to, and he insists that men who work outside always...
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