Annette DeTamble

Henry and his mother

Talking about being in love and

 wanting to purpose to Clare

Annette is Henry's mother and she affected a lot of lives. Annette was a beautiful opera singer and her and Richard fell in love when they were really young. She only cried twice in her life, once when Richard gave her the engagement ring and asked her to marry him, which now Clare has the pleasure of wearing and when Henry was born. Henry was the love of Annette's life from the moment he was born. She loved him fully for everything he did. She was not disappointed that he was not musically inclined like her and her husband she loved him for him. Richard also loved Henry for who he was while Annette was alive but when he lost her he lost a big part of his happiness. Annette had a big role in how Henry and Richard lived the rest of their lives. Annette gave Henry the strength to move on and find love. When he found Clare they had an encounter about how he wanted to purpose to Clare and she told him to follow his heart. He was a complete stranger to her, but she was his mother and that meant the world to him. Mr. DeTamble turned to drinking and not wanting to go on with his life. His drinking turned into a problem by him not being able to play Violin anymore. Mr. DeTamble ends up teaching Alba everything that he knows about the Violin and how to play. I think that Alba reminds him of Annette.