Who is Ambrose Keeling from The Shell Seekers and what is their importance? The_Shell_Seekers English & Literature Ambrose Keeling | The Shell Seekers

The first man that Penelope has as a boyfriend, Ambrose Keeling will eventually become her husband. He is drawn to her father's Bentley and potential prestige as the son-in-law to a famous artist. Also, he thinks that Penelope is famously wealthy and that attracts him to her initially. After Penelope becomes pregnant with Nancy, she ignores her mother's advice and marries Ambrose, but quickly realizes that it is a huge mistake. She does not get along with Ambrose's mother and he does not fit in with the rest of her family when he comes to visit. He will cheat on Penelope throughout their marriage and eventually leave her for his well-connected and much-younger secretary in order to lead the life that he prefers, as a wealthy aristocrat filling his life with materialistic goals and things.