Mrs Barber

In the novel Postern of Fate, Mrs Barber is a resident of Hollowquay who has a house down the hill from The Laurels and along Orchard Road.

Mrs Barber hosted a coffee morning for some local ladies and Tuppence. It is one more of several inconsequential social encounters Tuppence has in the course of the novel which did not yield any significant leads in her investigation into the Mary Jordan mystery. There is only the mention of one Miss Bolland which is not significant.

However Tuppence did at least get to eat some delicious eclairs. She thought they came from Betterby's but Mrs Barber said they had been made by her aunt.