Agatha Christie aptly sums up Griselda by stating: "Griselda — a highly suitable name for a parson's wife, but there the suitability ends — she's not in the least meek. She sees the parsonage as a kind of huge joke arranged for her amusement."
And Rachael Stirling adds: "She's young, frivolous, funny, slightly badly behaved, and socially aware. And madly in love with her husband Leonard. I think he's a good and honorable man and Griselda has a huge sense of respect for him. I admire any woman who falls in love with a good man — the naughty boys can seem so attractive, but a good man will stand by you and Griselda is pretty wise for her youth!
"Griselda can't resist embellishing a story and even pretends that she poses naked for Lawrence with a pink feather boa and nothing else — she's a forward thinking modern woman!
"She hates lying, but by being distant to her husband she drives him to suspect her of having an affair — but can she really be blamed for his lack of faith? I think Griselda has her heart in the right place.
"Everyone thinks she spends the parsonage funds on her fashions and they are slightly suspicious of where Griselda gets her beautiful clothes from. I suppose as a parson's wife one's expected to be modest and that just doesn't gel with her whatsoever. She's outspoken, flirtatious, and outrageous and generally takes pleasure in every minute of life — that pretty much sums me up too!"
