The Celibates · Character
Desroches
A sharp, hard-edged Parisian lawyer whose cynical counsel steers the Bridau family through the legal traps laid for them.
supporting
Also known as Desroches senior, Desroches, the harsh Desroches, The younger Desroches, young Desroches, Monsieur Desroches, old Desroches
First appearance: story iii a bachelor s establishment
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Desroches is the attorney the Bridau family turns to when money and inheritance turn into battlegrounds, a man whose harsh realism cuts through both sentiment and self-deception. He respects no one's illusions, least of…
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- Provins and Paris social network
- Issoudun power schemers
- Parisian artist friends
- Pierrette's tormentors and helpers
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