Short Fiction · Character

Madame Valmondé

A kind woman who adopts a foundling child.

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Also known as Valmondé

Madame Valmondé shows up with force in Désirée’s Baby. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Désirée's adoptive mother, who visits L’Abri and notices the baby's changed appearance, later urging Désirée to return home.

Madame Valmondé first appears in 0036 d sir e s baby.

In Désirée’s Baby: Désirée's adoptive mother, who visits L’Abri and notices the baby's changed appearance, later urging Désirée to return home.

Later, in The Dream of an Hour: Not directly present; no character by this name appears in the excerpt.

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

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