Anne’s mother is a shadow of reality in a fantastical world — steady, thoughtful, and quietly indispensable. She doesn’t take part in the magical journey, but makes it possible: she creates a safe, trusting space from which a child can set out, get lost, and find herself again.

She is a modern parent — liberal, intelligent, and engaged. She doesn’t control, she supports. She works hard at her computer but always responds when Anne truly needs her.

Her strength lies in her stability. She’s not overly emotional, not dramatic. She is the kind of parent who doesn’t leave trauma behind, but space for growth.

Her presence is limited to the beginning of each book, but through it she provides the grounding sense of reality — the place Anne leaves behind, and the one she can always return to.

– The computer = intellectual, invisible care

– The desk = structure and support in daily life

– Quiet strength = the unseen foundation of freedom

Just so you know: I won’t be buying any more toys until New Year’s! I’m sick and tired of all this breaking!

Endangered species? Toys? Looks like we’re full of them around here. Ha, ha, ha… Mr. Laptsev, you’re about to make the deal of your life.

If you’ve been to war, maybe you’ll survive the sight. Go ahead.

– Does not undergo change — remains a stable and quiet center

– Appears only in the real world, as a background point of orientation

– Portrayed as the “ideal parent” — no unnecessary interference, no pathos, no pressure

– Maybe she was once part of the Forest world, but has forgotten it?

– Maybe she knows more about Laptsev than she lets on?

– Could she be the very one who gave Anne the strength to overcome