| 1 | Yao | | A paramedic. |
| | Finn | | Yao's supervisor. |
| | Maria | Dmitrichenco | The director of the Tranquillum House. Aka: Masha. |
| | Ryan | | Delilah's boyfriend. |
| 2 | Frances | Welty | A novelist. |
| | Paul | Drabble | A civil engineer. |
| | Ellen | | One of Frances's friends. |
| | Gary | | Frances's boyfriend. |
| | Sol | | Frances's first husband. |
| | Henry | | Frances's second husband. |
| | Ari | | Paul's son. |
| | Di | | Frances's school friend. |
| | Monica | | One of Frances's friends. |
| | Natalie | | One of Frances's friends. |
| | Gillian | | One of Frances's friends. |
| 3 | Lars | Lee | A family lawyer. |
| 4 | Alain | | A literary agent. |
| | Timmy | | One of Frances's friends. |
| | Jo | | An editor. |
| | Ashlee | | Frances's fan. |
| | Helen | Ihnat | A writer. |
| 5 | Ben | Chandler | A man who won the lottery. |
| | Jessica | Chandler | Ben's wife. |
| | Pete | | Ben's boss. |
| | Lucy | | Ben's sister. |
| 6 | Delilah | | A wellness consultant. Masha's former PA. |
| | Napoleon | Marconi | A school teacher. |
| | Jen | | Frances's friend. |
| | Heather | | Napoleon's wife. |
| | Zoe | | Napoleon's daughter. |
| 7 | Mr. | Munro | A mathematics teacher. |
| 8 | Jan | | A massage therapist. |
| | Gus | | Jan's boyfriend |
| 9 | Tony | Hogburn | An athlete. Aka: Smiley Hogburn. |
| | Carmel | Schneider | Teaching English to refugees. |
| 12 | Zachari | Marconi | Zoe's twin brother. Aka: Zach. |
| | Alessandro | | Zoe's uncle. |
| | Cara | | One of Zoe's friend. |
| | Maria | | Zoe's grandmother. |
| | Erin | | One of Zoe's friend. |
| 15 | Ray | | Lars's friend. |
| | Sarah | | Ray's sister. |
| 16 | Donna | | Ben's mother. |
| 18 | Banjo | | A dog. |
| | Mimi | | Tony's youngest child. |
| | James | | Mimi's brother. |
| | Will | | Tony's oldest son. |
| | Pippa | | An office manager. |
| 21 | Sonia | | Joel's girlfriend. |
| | Joel | | Carmel's husband. |
| | Lulu | | Carmel's daughter. |
| | Vanessa | | Carmel's sister. Aka: Ness |
| 22 | Bernadette | | Yao's fiancee. |
| 26 | Chris | | Zach's friend. |
| 28 | Lisa | Somebody | Heather's acquaintance. |
| | Justine | | A soccer player. |
| 29 | Lily | | James's friend. |
| | Neil | | Lily's husband. |
| 31 | Gwen | | Lars's father's girlfriend. |
| 41 | Mr. | Chang | A doctor. |
| 49 | Jake | | A locksmith. |
| 67 | Mary | | Carmel's mother. |
| | Raymond | | Carmel's father. |
| 68 | Pat | | Carmel's aunt. |
| 75 | Lizzie | | One of Carmel's daughter. |
| | Allie | | One of Carmel's daughter. |
| | Sadie | | One of Carmel's daughter. |
| | Ms. | Amber | A ballet teacher. |
| | Allison | | A football player. |
| | Bear | | A dog. |
