About the characters

 

De Jarjayes 

4, Guy de Maupassant Street, Châteaumirail

Elisabeth De Jarjayes was born in 1903, she works in a museum. She hides a secret, only her husband knows about it.

Edmond De Jarjayes was born in 1899, he's retired from army. He does ( and always did ) what he wants and does not care  what the others think.

François-Augustin De Jarjayes  was born  on February  19th  1947.  He is  in 1ère B  ( baccalaureate in economics and social sciences )* At   Ste Radegonde middle school and high-school. 
He wants to work in the army, like his father.
He's in love with Louise de Vannois.
They know each other since elementary school.
Something will change his life forever.

 They're very rich.

De Vannois

18,  des roses Street, Châteaumirail.

 

 Eulalie De Vannois was born in 1914, she was a reporter, but she decided to quit her job because she wanted a baby. Now, she is an historian.

Antoine De Vannois was born in 1910, he was a major war reporter, he decided to quit this dangerous job for his wife and his child. He's now a publisher. 

Louise De Vannois was born on July 14th 1949. She's in her last year at  Ste Radegonde middle school ( 3ème ). She want to obtain a baccalaureate A ( litterature ). She loves litterature and History, like her parents. She wants to be a teacher because she loves kids.
Something will change her life. 


They're rich.

Grandier

5, Guy de Maupassant Street , Châteaumirail

 

Marie "Marron-Glacé" Grandier was born in 1925, she was a cook until her pregnancy. She started to work at the  De Jarjayes' household  as a maid and nanny in 1948.

  

Nestor Grandier was born in 1922, he's a policeman.

Jean Grandier was born in 1945, he's  Marie and Nestor's only child. He wants to become a policeman, like his father.

Others characters

 

 Isabelle Faubert, 

11, des roses, street, Châteaumirail

Isabelle Faubert was born in 1946, she's in her last year at Ste Radegonde  she is preparing a baccalaureate D. She wants to study medicine.
She's Louise's best friend. She'll help her and won't let her down.

Isaure Dumont

Les orangers

2, Paris Street, Châteaumirail.

 

She was born in 1945,  she'll try to help Louise to go through her situation.

Emilienne Dumont

Les orangers

8, l'oisellerie Street.

Châteaumirail.

She was born in 1945, she is Isaure twin's sister.  

Mélusina Querry,

Châteaumirail

She was born in 1944, she is in Term C  ( her last year at high-school ).
She hates Louise, she is her nemesis. She is jealous of her, she can't bear to see her with François-Augustin.
She uses her body as a seduction weapon.   

Gladys Varieur

Châteaumirail  

 
 She was born in 1945, she's Melusina's friend  and she  as mean as her.










* I use the French school system.

Preschool

Elementary school

CP = 1st grade
CE1 = 2nd grade
CE2 = 3rd grade
CM1 = 4th grade
CM2 = 5th grade

Middle school

6ème = 6th grade
5ème = 7th grade
4ème = 8th grade
3ème = 9th grade ( there's an examen here )


High school

2nd = 10th grade
1ère = 11th grade
Term = 12 th grade ( graduation)

There are different baccalaureates ( general, technical, vocational ). In my story I'll use the general one for this part of the story, the others were created later.

A= litterature*
B= economics*
C, D,E = maths, sciences.*


A,B,C,D,E  were the names of these baccalaureates in the 60's  now the names are different

L=litterature and languages
ES=economics
S=Sciences, maths.