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Anne

This character is the book's narrator. This character passionately searches for the mysterious person who sent a postcard to her mother's house.

Ephraïm

This character moves the family to Latvia, Palestine, and then France. This character tries to get French citizenship hoping it would improve his family's prospects.

Lélia

This character receives a postcard from an anonymous person addressed to her mother. This character's grandparents, aunt, and uncle died at Auschwitz.

Noémi

This character wants to be a writer after she finishes school. She begins to feel abandoned after her sister's engagement.

Emma

This character has three children and moves to Paris with her husband. She plays and teaches piano.

Myriam

This character loses her siblings and parents during the Holocaust. She works with the resistance during the war.

Vicente

This character frequents an opium den in Paris. This character enjoys friction and conflict, and...

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