Mrs Tucker

In the novel Dead Man's Folly, Mrs Tucker (née Merdell) is the daughter of Old Merdell. She is married to Mr Tucker and is the mother of Marlene and Marilyn.

She has seven children. The two eldest daughters are married, a son is in the navy and one son is doing military service and one daughter works for a hairdresser in Torquay. The three youngest children still live at home.