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. |