The Forsyte Saga · Character

Madame Lamotte

Annette's mother, a Frenchwoman who runs a restaurant in Soho.

minor

Also known as Madame Lamotte, Madame, Lamotte

First appearance: part iii i soames in paris

Madame Lamotte shows up with force in Soho. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Annette's mother and co-owner of the Restaurant Bretagne; Soames considers her a potential obstacle to his plans.

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Madame Lamotte first appears in 0077 part iii i soames in paris.

In Soho: Annette's mother and co-owner of the Restaurant Bretagne; Soames considers her a potential obstacle to his plans.

Later, in X: Soames Entertains the Future: Madame Lamotte accompanies her daughter, appreciates Soames's possessions, and engages in a discussion about the Boer War.

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Extended Household and Bohemians
Core Forsyte Family
Legal Professionals

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.

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Aftermath
Closing

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Soho
Annette's mother and co-owner of the Restaurant Bretagne; Soames considers her a potential obstacle to his plans.
X: Soames Entertains the Future
Madame Lamotte accompanies her daughter, appreciates Soames's possessions, and engages in a discussion about the Boer War.
XIV: Soames Discovers What He Wants
Madame Lamotte hosts Soames at the restaurant, offering special coffee and liqueur, and is described as a wonder who never lets failure lodge in her house.
In the Web
Receives Soames's visit; shrewdly assesses his interest in Annette while protecting her daughter's prospects.
Birth of a Forsyte
Arrives from Paris after a frightful crossing; learns of the birth of a granddaughter.
His
Attends Annette; offends Soames with her matter-of-fact French manner and her adoration of the baby.

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See Madame Lamotte in part iii i soames in paris

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