Protagonist who abandons his pastorate to marry Pauline Pommerel and later reluctantly returns to run the faltering family pottery business. Serves in WWI despite tuberculosis, struggles with industrial expansion and labor tensions, and ultimately dies during the 1929 economic slump.
Jean serves as Aline's biological father, navigating a complex parental relationship.
Jean and Pauline form a marital bond after leaving their previous lives behind.
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