Valerie Bland

In the novel The Clocks, Valerie Bland was the wife of Josiah Bland. When Valerie married Josiah she lost contact with all of her relatives in Canada. Upon the death of her great-uncle Henry Montresor she inherited a large sum of money.

It turned out that the woman posing as Valerie actually was Josiah's second wife Hilda (née Martindale), the sister of Miss Martindale. The real Valerie had died in France during the war.