Importance of Daisy Peshkov

Daisy Peshkov is the daughter of Lev and Olga Peshkov, and lives in Buffalo, New York, when the novel begins. She is beautiful, intelligent, and well-loved. Yet her father is a big man financially, with film interests among other things. He sets up a rival theater chain owner, after which the Peshkovs are shunned in Buffalo, and go to England after Daisy's fiancee, Charlie, breaks off their engagement. In England, Daisy meets both Lloyd Williams and Boy Fitzherbert, and falls in love with and marries Boy. But the marriage is unhappy, and for Boy has numerous affairs, and is killed in action in Europe. Daisy later marries Lloyd, and helps him to win a seat in Parliament.