At 22, Celine loses her father, family, fortune, and fiancé, then attempts suicide after learning she was adopted. Under Geneviève’s care, she recovers through discipline, meditation, and yoga, develops extraordinary powers and healing abilities, and ultimately enters religious orders after leaving the property and her closest friend.
Claire is Wolf's French wife in Amsterdam. She is part of the household where Wolf lives when Phoebe arrives, connecting her to the temporary domestic setting in which Phoebe questions Wolf and begins traveling with him toward Portugal.
Miranda is Prospero's daughter and the beloved of Ferdinand, the son of her father's enemy. Her falling in love with Ferdinand is one of the central relationships in the story, connecting the next generation across the conflict between Prospero and his former enemies.
Ursula is a fifteen-year-old village girl who awakens to sensuality with Paul. She is the only inhabitant who openly rejects the tyranny of Adolphe and Berthe, resisting their attempts to make her feel guilty. Her revolt grows increasingly perverse, and on Christmas Eve she is subjected to corporal punishment intended to cleanse her sins.
Isabelle Pasco has 29 screen credits in a career dating back to 1974. Signature works include Céline, Roselyne and the Lions, The Malady of Love. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
