| Dawn |
Barnes | Heron's wife, Maggie's mother |
| Heron |
Barnes | Dying man, Maggie's father. Aka: Henry |
| Mr. |
Barnes | Member of the Barnes family |
| Daniel |
J. | One of the students |
| Mr. |
MacAlpine | Tom's history teacher |
| Fiona |
Murphy | Hazel's co-teacher |
| James |
Paul | Heron's bannister |
| Mary |
Poppins | Fictional magical nanny from literature and film |
| Victoria |
Woods | Public figure; limited context provided |
| Hazel |
Wright | Woman Dawn falls in love with |
| Apprentice |
| New apprentice at the warehouse |
| Caroline |
| Mother in Hazel's group |
| Conor |
| Maggie's husband |
| David |
| Heron's neighbor |
| Elaine |
| Maggie's friend, divorced twice |
| Jacob |
| Heron's personal trainer |
| Jill |
| Hazel's first true love |
| Lily |
| One of Conor's intern applicants |
| Linda |
| Maggie's next-door neighbor |
| Maggie |
| Heron's daughter, protagonist |
| Manager |
| Store manager who helps Heron |
| Melanie |
| Mother in Hazel's group |
| Milly |
| One of Conor's intern applicants |
| Olivia |
| Maggie and Conor's daughter |
| Solicitor |
| Heron's lawyer |
| Sue |
| Mother in Hazel's group |
| Tilly |
| One of Conor's intern applicants |
| Tom |
| Maggie and Conor's son |
