| Jonah | Barlott | Mr. Dower's brother-in-law. |
| Lemuel | Barnes | The toy seller. |
| Saul | Bowen | The new owner of Jonah's house. |
| Bethany Janes | Chrisawn | Ben Joe's grandmother. |
| Mr. | Crown | The printer shop owner. |
| Sonny | Crown | Mr. Crown's son. |
| Mr. | Domer | Shelley's father. |
| Shelley | Domer | Ben Joe's ex-girlfriend. |
| Mrs. | Fogarty | Shelley's neighbor. The woman who has a husband in a nursing home. |
| Benjamin Josiah | Hawkes | Protagonist. A law school student. Aka: Ben Joe. |
| Ellen | Hawkes | Ben Joe's mother. |
| Jane | Hawkes | Ben Joe's sister. |
| Jennifer | Hawkes | Ben Joe's sister. |
| Joanne | Hawkes | Ben Joe's married sister. |
| Lemuel | Hawkes | Gram's husband. Ben Joe's grandfather. |
| Lisa | Hawkes | Ben Joe's sister. |
| Sussanah | Hawkes | Ben's sister. |
| Tessie | Hawkes | Ben Joe's sister. |
| Brandon | Hayes | Matilda's husband. Philip Hawkes. |
| Clara sue | Hayes | Matilda and Brandon's daughter. |
| Matilda | Hayes | The woman that Ben Joe met at the bus. |
| Gloria | Herman | Ben Joe's ex-girlfriend. |
| Jacob Hart | Horner | John's father. |
| John | Horner | Shelley's boyfriend. |
| Hezekih | Jacob Lee | A revivalist. |
| Algernon Hector | James Dower III | The man that Ben Joe met. Gram's childhood crush. |
| Simon | McCaroll | Gram's friend. A cigarette vendor. |
| Lili Belle | Mosely | The mistress of Ben Joe's father. |
| Mrs. | Murphy | Shelley's housekeeper. |
| Bertie | | The random baby that Ben Joe met. |
| Carol | | Joanne's daughter. Ben Joe's niece. |
| Freeman | | Lili's brother. |
| Gary | | Joanne's husband. |
| Jed | | Phillip's uncle. |
| Jeremy | | Ben Joe's roommate. |
| Phoebe | | Shelley's sister. |
| Sadie | | Bertie's sister. |
| Sam | | Mr. Dower's son. |
