The protagonist and central figure of the story. Originally a young widow and workshop doorkeeper, she is wrongfully framed for murder and arson by her colleague Jacques Garaud, resulting in a life sentence and separation from her two children, Georges and Lucie. After escaping imprisonment in 1880, she reinvents herself as a bread peddler named Lise Perrin in Paris. Her long struggle for justice culminates when her son Georges uncovers the truth, leading to Garaud's downfall and her emotional reunion with her family.
Biological mother of Lucie, separated from her after imprisonment.
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