Giselle is Dad's wife. She is largely a background figure throughout the memoir, as Susannah doesn't know her well and Dad is an exceptionally private person—he doesn't even tell Susannah and James that he and Giselle are married until after the fact. Giselle does her best to support Dad, even though he closes himself off from everyone and is unwilling to accept comfort or help. During her illness, Susannah has a hallucination that Dad murdered Giselle, and because of this Susannah refuses to allow Dad into her hospital room.
Giselle Quotes in Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness
The Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness quotes below are all either spoken by Giselle or refer to Giselle. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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We didn't mean to exclude others. My dad and I had gone off to war, fought in the trenches, and against all odds had come out of it alive and intact. There are few other experiences that can bring two people closer together than staring death in the face.
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Giselle Quotes in Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness
The Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness quotes below are all either spoken by Giselle or refer to Giselle. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 41
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We didn't mean to exclude others. My dad and I had gone off to war, fought in the trenches, and against all odds had come out of it alive and intact. There are few other experiences that can bring two people closer together than staring death in the face.
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