A French-born young woman who was taken to London while still an infant under the guardianship of Tellson’s Bank, she is extremely graceful and pure. She spent nearly seventeen years of her life in silent obedience, believing her father to be dead. When she learned that he had survived the Bastille, she trembled with compassion over a man who was like one dead, without a moment of hesitation, and slowly resurrected him by instilling the light from her golden hair into his clouded mind. She possesses a respectable, compassionate, and extraordinarily delicate spirit. During their life in London, she acts as the central element—a 'golden thread'—that connects her husband, Charles Darnay, her friend Mr. Lorry, the weary and ill-fated Sydney Carton, and even the stern-hearted Miss Pross, through her sweet presence and constant care. She is the ultimate reflection in this work of unrequited love, womanly virtues, mercy, and the light of goodness that warms a home. As the great waves of the Revolution rise, her greatest concern is for the dangers directed at her father's mind and her husband's life.
She is the daughter of the Manette family, which was torn apart by a tragic event years before the French Revolution. After her mother died, unable to bear her heart rotting while searching for her father, she was raised in London through the agency of Mr. Lorry. For a long time, unaware of her roots and family, she was raised with utmost love by a short-tempered but golden-hearted nursemaid named Miss Pross.
A young girl of just seventeen, with fragile features, long wavy golden hair, and very bright blue eyes. She has a delicate, petite body and a clean, noble, and innocent face that resembles an angel.
Miss Pross
A stubborn governess and devoted mother figure who doted on her throughout her childhood.
Jarvis Lorry
A solid shoulder whom she views as a 'second father' or a reliable shield from the years.
Sydney Carton
A sorrowful friend to whom she knows he is bound by a selfless loyalty, whose weary heart she understands from the bottom of her soul, and toward whom she feels a profound gratitude.
Charles Darnay
Her ideal lover and husband, whom she married for the sake of her unwavering belief in his honor and for her peace.
Dr. Alexandre Manette
More than a father, he is a saintly child in need of care, the most beloved being she resurrected in her soul.