Brigid Maturin

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'''Brigid Maturin''' is the only child of [[Stephen Maturin]] and [[Diana Villiers|his wife Diana]]. She was born while Maturin was at sea during the period of [[The Thirteen-Gun Salute]]. He joyfully learns of her birth on arrival in Sydney in [[The Nutmeg of Consolation]]. As a baby and young child, she is very unresponsive to other people, some readers consider this a form of autism. This behaviour causes her mother Diana, to abandon her to the care of [[Clarissa Oakes (character)|Clarissa Oakes]] and [[Patrick Colman|Padeen Colman]] as she feels unable to bond and be a mother to such an unusual child.
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'''Brigid Maturin''' is the only child of [[Stephen Maturin]] and [[Diana Villiers|his wife Diana]]. She was born while Maturin was at sea during the period of [[The Thirteen-Gun Salute]]. He joyfully learns of her birth on arrival in Sydney in [[The Nutmeg of Consolation (novel)]]. As a baby and young child, she is very unresponsive to other people, some readers consider this a form of autism. This behaviour causes her mother Diana, to abandon her to the care of [[Clarissa Oakes (character)|Clarissa Oakes]] and [[Patrick Colman|Padeen Colman]] as she feels unable to bond and be a mother to such an unusual child.
Under Padeen's care, she learns to speak Irish and she starts to develop into a bright and friendly child. She particularly enjoys sea voyages.
Under Padeen's care, she learns to speak Irish and she starts to develop into a bright and friendly child. She particularly enjoys sea voyages.
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Current revision as of 11:20, 12 April 2008

Brigid Maturin is the only child of Stephen Maturin and his wife Diana. She was born while Maturin was at sea during the period of The Thirteen-Gun Salute. He joyfully learns of her birth on arrival in Sydney in The Nutmeg of Consolation (novel). As a baby and young child, she is very unresponsive to other people, some readers consider this a form of autism. This behaviour causes her mother Diana, to abandon her to the care of Clarissa Oakes and Padeen Colman as she feels unable to bond and be a mother to such an unusual child.

Under Padeen's care, she learns to speak Irish and she starts to develop into a bright and friendly child. She particularly enjoys sea voyages.



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