Janet Finlay
Names: Janet FinlayThrawn JanetMiss Vinegar-MooshCitizen Janet FinlayJanet
First appears in Book 3: Diamond Mask, chapter 5 (FROM THE MEMOIRS OF ROGATBEN REMILLARD)
Appearances
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B4
What you know
Book 3: Diamond Mask
- Ch 5Ian Macdonald's crusty factotum, who called Dorothea Doro.
- Ch 10Thrawn Janet is someone Ian is struggling to fend off, as Kyle thinks.
- Ch 10Janet Finlay is a computer-skilled, foreign-accented farm manager at Glen Tuath who supervises workers and nonborns; Kyle thinks she is infatuated with Ian.
- Ch 10Janet is Ian Macdonald's stern house and office manager, originally from Arizona, who runs the farm pub and store and keeps a Skye terrier named Tucson.
- Ch 10Janet silently disapproves of Masha's outfit and of Dee, thinking her homely and sassy, but is delighted to have a Scotland native correct her pronunciation.
- Ch 15Thrawn Janet favors Hugh and Ellen and is hostile to Dee and Ken.
- Ch 17Janet Finlay, the domestic manager, wants to marry Dee's father and is overjoyed to be rid of Dee and Ken.
- Ch 17Janet is the domestic manager at the Macdonald farmstead; she never got along well with Dee but bids her a friendly farewell.
Book 4: Magnificat
- Ch 33Janet is Ian's Arizona-born second wife, who declined rejuvenation and helps run the airfarm; she suggested notifying Calum Sorley.
Connections
Key moments
- Book 3 · Ch 10Approach to Glen Tuath
Flying past Stormking's erupting volcano, they near Ian's farm and Janet Finlay directs Kyle to use auto landing.
- Book 3 · Ch 10Arrival at Glen Tuath Farm
The Porsche egg descends through airplant fog and lands at the farm. Janet Finlay greets Masha and the children coolly and tells Dee she must wait until supper to see her father.
- Book 3 · Ch 17Departure for Earth
After goodbyes with Janet and Ian, Dee, Ken, Masha and Kyle leave in the egg flyer for Clyde and Earth.
- Book 4 · Ch 33Ian conceals the counterassault leaders
Ian deduces Jack and Dorothea lead the counterassault; he forbids Janet from informing Calum Sorley, then is comforted by her.