| Marie | Antoinette | Queen of France. |
| Carole | Collins | John Hawk's aunt. |
| Bernard | de Beauchamp | New owner of the chateau. |
| Heloise Frangoise | de Beauchamp | Bernard and Marie-Ange's daughter. |
| Louise | de Beauchamp | Bernard's ex-wife. |
| Robert | de Beauchamp | Bernard and Marie-Ange's son. |
| Alain | Fournier | A caretaker of the chateau. |
| Madame | Fournier | Hawk's family's acquaintance. |
| Frangoise | Hawkins | Marie-Ange's mother. |
| John | Hawkins | Frangoise's husband. |
| Marie-Ange | Hawkins | The protagonist in the story. |
| Robert | Hawkins | Frangoise's son. |
| Mickey | Mantle | An American baseball player. |
| Andrew | McDermott | A lawyer. aka: Andy. |
| Billy | Parker | Marie-Ange's best friend. |
| Tom | Parker | Billy's father. |
| Norman | Rockwell | An American painter and illustrator. |
| Charles | | Louise's de Beauchamp's son. |
| Debbie | | Billy's girlfriend. |
| Jack | | Billy's brother. |
| Sophie | | A housekeeper. |
| Tom | | Mrs. Collins' foreman. |