Trois jours et une vie
Trois jours et une viePierre Lemaitre
Characters in Trois jours et une vie
4 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Antoine Courtin
A withdrawn 12-year-old boy whose fit of rage over his dog's death leads him to accidentally kill a neighbor's son; the novel follows the secret's grip on the rest of his life.
Supporting characters
Rémi Desmedt
The 6-year-old neighbor's son who dies at Antoine's hand and whose disappearance haunts Beauval.
Blanche Courtin
Antoine's mother, who lives alone with him and becomes entangled in covering for what he did.
Émilie Mouchotte
Antoine's classmate and neighbor, whose presence in his life continues in the years after Rémi's disappearance.