Anita is Hélène's best friend and confidant. She doubts that Hélène's affair with the married Alexandre can succeed and suggests that Hélène may be in love with love itself. Anita also reprimands Hélène for being too submissive, prompting Hélène to resist Alexandre briefly during his next visit.
Marie is a school teacher and the central figure of the story. Disappointed by Paul's lack of sexual interest, she has encounters with Paolo and Robert, survives an assault by the Man on stairs, becomes pregnant, and ultimately gives birth. She leaves Paul to die in a gas explosion before watching his burial with their baby.
Clara works at the General Hospital and helps connect investigators with the adult survivor of the childhood attack. She becomes involved with Manit while seeking information about the killers and their criminal network, and later calls an anti-corruption inspector for help when Manit is endangered.
A French young scholar who travels to Moscow to research the life of Sabina Spielrein. She partners with Fraser to reconstruct the psychoanalyst's life, starting with her 1904 hospitalization.
A young woman who cures the French king's fistula and wins the hand of Bertrand de Roussillon as a reward. Despite his disdain and abandonment, she relentlessly pursues him to Italy, disguises herself to become his secret mistress, bears his children, and returns to claim her place as his wife.
Juliette is Antonin's partner, whose drug use and painful past strain their relationship. She tells him that she has prostituted herself to support her addiction and doubts she can stop. When Antonin tries to arrange work and help her, she feels controlled and sends him away; later she disappears, leaving him afraid for her safety.
Caroline Ducey has 28 screen credits in a career dating back to 1994. Signature works include Simple Passion, Romance, Dead Man Memory. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
