Joey Bettany

Josephine Mary Bettany, commonly known as Joey or Jo Bettany, later Joey Maynard, is one of the lead characters of the series.

Appearance
At the start of the series, Joey is a skinny, frail-looking child, with pale skin and hollow temples. She has straight black hair, cut short, and dark eyes. During her school years in Tirol, Joey's health and appearance greatly improve.

Leading up to her eighteenth birthday, Joey decides to grow her hair out in order to put it up. At this period, her hair is frequently described as untidy and porcupine-like from the amount of hairpins in it. As an adult, Joey wears her hair long and puts it up in two "earphones", flat coils of plaits.

Personality
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History
Joey is first introduced in The School at the Chalet. She is a spirited but delicate twelve year old, whose poor health is part of the reason her elder sister Madge Bettany decides to move to the Austrian Tirol and open a school there.

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Relationships
Joey is the younger sister by twelve years of Madge Bettany and Dick Bettany. She later adopts Robin Humphries as a younger sister. Through Dick, Joey is sister-in-law to Mollie Bettany, and aunt to First Twins Peggy Bettany and Rix Bettany, Bride Bettany, Jacky Bettany, Second Twins Maeve Bettany and Maurice Bettany, and Daphne Bettany. Through Madge, Joey is sister-in-law to Jem Russell, and aunt to David Russell, Sybil Russell, Josette Russell, Ailie Russell, and twins Kevin Russell and Kester Russell. Through her connection to Jem, Joey also considers herself an aunt to Daisy Venables and Primula Venables.

During The Chalet School in Exile, Joey becomes engaged to and subsequently marries Jack Maynard. They have eleven children: the triplets, Len Maynard, Con Maynard, and Margot Maynard; three singleton boys, Stephen Maynard, Charles Maynard, and Mike Maynard; twins Felix Maynard and Felicity Maynard; Cecil Maynard; and a second set of twins, Geoff Maynard and Philippa Maynard. Through her marriage to Jack, Joey also becomes sister-in-law to Mollie Maynard, and to Bob Maynard.

In her schooldays, Joey forms a strong friendship group with Simone Lecoutier, Frieda Mensch, and Marie von Eschenau. These four are known as the Quartette, and remain close friends all their lives.

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