She is a woman in her 50's who has been widowed for ten years. Her father is a partner of a soliciting firm in London that handles legal matters for members of the nobility. When her mourning period was over, Cassandra had asked him to finance her millinery shop in Wickerton. She had been charmed by the village when she visited a school friend who was residing in Wickerton with her husband.
Cassandra is a practical and sensible woman, yet her romanticism is revealed by her preference to wear light colors and her love for music and theater and books. |
