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Eula Foster
Constance Poole is the head of the Troublesome Creek Sewing Bee club. She’s a snappy, stylish woman who likes to stop by the center to gossip with Eula Foster and Harriet Hardin. She dislikes Cussy Mary Carter and ostracizes her from the community Fourth of July celebration, even though Cussy is at the time white-skinned thanks to a medical intervention.
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Constance Poole Character Timeline in The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
The timeline below shows where the character Constance Poole appears in The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 24
...the Center. Harriett mocks her because she’s tall, calling her “Bird’s Nest.” She’s followed by Constance Poole, who has stopped by to gossip with Eula and Harriett. Finally, Queenie arrives. She...
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Chapter 32
...He doesn’t notice Cussy as she walks towards the sewing bee club’s sewing circle, where Constance Poole and six others put finishing touches on the celebration quilt.
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...for a few minutes, listening to the women chatter about eligible bachelors. It’s clear that Constance is sweet on Jackson, and Cussy knows they would make a handsome couple.
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...take her pallor as a sign of illness, and they pull away from her until Constance dismisses her after a few embarrassed seconds. As she walks away, she hears one comment...
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