Character from Work in Progress by Kat Mackenzie
The tour's pragmatic traditionalist — a woman who believes in doing things properly and is quietly, reluctantly learning that 'properly' might include things she never expected.
Agatha approaches life the way she approaches a bus seat — she chooses carefully, settles in firmly, and expects everyone else to respect the arrangement. She's traditional, orderly, and mildly scandalized by most things that happen on this tour, which is to say she's scandalized approximately four times per day. But she's not rigid — she's cautious, which is different. When Flossie's secret comes out, Agatha's initial confusion gives way to something softer. She doesn't change her mind easily, but she changes it honestly, and her quiet evolution from skepticism to acceptance is one of the book's most understated emotional beats. She cares deeply in practical ways — making sure everyone has eaten, remembering medications, noticing when someone is too quiet. Her love language is preparedness.
Compact and neatly put together in sensible shoes and pressed blouses. Hair always done. Cardigan always buttoned. Carries a handbag with the organizational efficiency of a filing cabinet. The kind of woman who has tissues, plasters, and boiled sweets available at all times.
Also known as: Agatha