Clara Magnolia

Clara Magnolia (クラーラ・マグノリア) is a character in the Violet Evergarden series.

She is the mother of Ann, who had a terminal illness and predicted that her fate was close. Worrying that her daughter would be all alone after her death, she requested Violet to write down fifty letters for Ann that each will be sent on her birthday for the next fifty years.

Background

Clara comes from a wealthy household, she was raised as an elite woman and was a qualified bachelor with a high education level. At some point in her life, she married a man and had one daughter, Ann, with him. Clara's husband never stayed home and didn't work much, prospering in taking over the family’s main business. Not once had he visited her when she had become terminally ill, and just when they had thought that he was going to come back after some time had passed, he had actually only stopped by to take vases and paintings from the house and sell them. It seemed that he had been a family heir with a promising future in the past. But a few years after getting married, his side of the family had faced minor commercial issues and crumbled, and the finances had become dependent on the Magnolias. It appeared that the reason behind the said minor commercial issues had been her husband himself. Back when Clara was healthy, she used to often throw salon parties, and invite many friends over to the manor. However, she lost contact and involvement with those people over the years.

Because of that, Clara and Ann lived alone on the top left side of an old but stylish western-architecture building in Lechernt, that Clara had inherited from her family. The residence was peripheral, having been built secluded and quite far from their prospering town. Clara was physically weak, so she had a maid named Eris take care of her, in which she was regularly seen being bedridden.

Personality

Ann noted that her mother was like a little girl. She was vigorous in spite of being a clumsy person, and she would be enthusiastic in every situation. She was fond of boat rides and dog races, as well as oriental flower arrangements that could be found in quilt embroidery. She was a person who loved learning, had a hobbyist side to her, and liked watching romance plays. She was keen on laces and ribbons, her dresses and one-pieces mostly similar to those of princesses from fairytales. She imposed them on her daughter, as she fancied parent-children matching outfits. Clara was also noted to value the beautiful, as Ann claims that the main reason why Violet had been chosen to write the letters was that she was beautiful.

Clara was a very kind, friendly and happy person despite her frail body and short lifespan. She was also very carefree, easy-going and fast to confide in anyone. Raised as a daughter from a wealthy household, Clara was taught to be graceful and polite, traits she teaches to her daughter. She is not above scolding her daughter for something she is not supposed to do. But she has strong parental instincts and loves Ann more than anything in the world, and is deeply saddened by the fact that she has to leave Ann all alone after her death.

Appearance

Clara was a woman with light brown eyes, fair skin, freckles, and a slender body. She wore her wavy dark brown hair in a low ponytail with a blue ribbon and bangs framing her face. She was noted to have an old-fashioned taste, and even after aging, something about her still resembled something of a "young lady".

Knownable Relatives

• Unnamed Husband
• Ann Magnolia (Daughter)
• Unnamed Son in law
• Unnamed Granddaughter

Trivia

• Her name in Japanese means ???.
• Clara has short hair in the anime.
• When Clara was younger, she used to drive a lot.

According to the Light Novel:

• Her birthday is ???, and her bloodtype is ???.

Voice Actresses

• Japanese : Ayako Kawasumi
• English : Wendee Lee