Rachel Kealty

Last updated through CTL1 ch 46.

Rachel Kealty — eighteen in 1981, Irish Catholic, Mother McAuley graduate; secretary to uncle Eric Thiele at Spurgeon. Wants traditional marriage, many children, and a partner who rises with her; repeated impasse with Jonathan over atheism, premarital sex, and birth control. Declares love November 1981; offers sex without church conditions he distrusts. Quits Spurgeon February 1982 after failed retention (Thiele); off-page heartbreak when Irish-Catholic identity slips at lunch.