Edouard’s mother and Bertrand’s paternal grandmother. At the beginning of the novel, Mamé is living in a nursing home due to her dementia. Mamé is outspoken and rebellious and has always been welcoming of Julia, despite the fact that she is American. Mamé willingly discusses the roundup with Julia, expressing pain and shame at the way her country acted. Mamé suffers a stroke at the end of the novel, but before this happens she reveals to Zoë that she knew about Sarah Starzynski’s return to the rue de Saintonge apartment and her discovery of her dead brother.
Marcelle Tézac, aka Mamé Quotes in Sarah’s Key
The Sarah’s Key quotes below are all either spoken by Marcelle Tézac, aka Mamé or refer to Marcelle Tézac, aka Mamé . 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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Chapter 22
Quotes
“Please don’t worry about it,” I said. “I don’t use my married name.”
“It’s an American thing,” said Mamé. “Miss Jarmond is American.”
“Yes, I had noticed that,” said Véronique, in better spirits.
Noticed what? I felt like asking. My accent, my clothes, my shoes?
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Marcelle Tézac, aka Mamé Quotes in Sarah’s Key
The Sarah’s Key quotes below are all either spoken by Marcelle Tézac, aka Mamé or refer to Marcelle Tézac, aka Mamé . 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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Chapter 22
Quotes
“Please don’t worry about it,” I said. “I don’t use my married name.”
“It’s an American thing,” said Mamé. “Miss Jarmond is American.”
“Yes, I had noticed that,” said Véronique, in better spirits.
Noticed what? I felt like asking. My accent, my clothes, my shoes?
Related Characters:
Julia Jarmond (speaker), Marcelle Tézac, aka Mamé
Related Themes:
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