| Mrs. |
Bakeford | Louise's boss. |
| Paul |
Bolton | A flight lieutenant. Louise's first love. |
| William |
Borris | A student. |
| Mrs. |
Chalmers | Louise's neighbor. |
| Mrs. |
Dunn | Paul's cook. |
| Pastor |
Egan | The priest. |
| Bernard |
Egerton | Nigel's father. |
| Nigel |
Egerton | One of Jock's clients. |
| Charles |
Erskine | Gran's neighbor. |
| Mrs. |
Fay | Lenora's neighbor. |
| Major General |
Garson | Vera's uncle. |
| Vera |
Garson | Louise's co-gunner. |
| Edwin |
Godffrey | Gran's superior officer. |
| Cara |
Hargraves | An antique dealer. One of the protagonists. |
| Mary |
Hawkley | Kate's bandmate. |
| Edward |
Itzler | Mr. Itzler's son. |
| Mr. |
Itzler | A friend of Louise's father. |
| Paul Stephen |
Jackson | A sergeant. |
| Harriet |
Kane | Louise's co-war volunteers. |
| Arthur |
Keene | Louise's father. |
| Louis |
Keene | One of the protagonists. The diary owner. AKA: Lou Lou. |
| Mrs. |
Leithbridge | Jock Wilson's client. |
| Paul Charles |
Letchley | A flight lieutenant. |
| Melanie |
Lovell | Gran's ATS colleague. |
| Lizzie |
Masterson | Louise's co-gunner. |
| Katherine |
Mathers | Louise's cousin. AKA: Kate. |
| Laurel |
Mathers | Kate's daughter. |
| Leah |
McGown | Cara's sister. |
| Liam |
McGown | Cara's neighbor. |
| Gary |
Moss | Kate's fiance by fixed marriage. |
| Mr. |
Moss | The village solicitor. |
| Mrs. |
Moss | Gary's mother. |
| Father |
Norwood | The priest who led Louise and Paul's wedding. |
| Miss |
Okafor | Liam's student. |
| Nigella |
Onslow | Louise's co-gunner. |
| Geri |
Parker | Louise's neighbor. |
| Tommy |
Poole | Taylor's observer. |
| Gerald |
Reynolds | Paul's group captain. |
| Lenora |
Robinson | Mrs. Leithbridge's great-aunt. Paul's real wife. AKA: Aunt Lenora. |
| Mary |
Rogers | Louise's co-gunner. |
| Martin |
Taylor | The man who asked Louise for a dance. |
| Irene |
Walker | One of Toomy's girls. |
| Iris |
Warren | Cara's grandmother. AKA: Gran. |
| Mrs. |
Wasserman | One of Cara's neighbors. |
| Dea |
Wells | One of Kate's friends. |
| Janet |
Whittacre | Gran's ATS colleague. |
| Rose |
Wilde-Keene | Louise's mother. |
| Charlotte |
Wilkes | Louise's co-gunner. |
| Jock |
Wilson | Cara's boss. |
| Paul Harrow |
Yarlow | A flight captain. |
| Arden |
| Louise's co-war volunteers. |
| Barker |
| A bombardier. |
| Cartruse |
| One of Louise's colleagues. |
| Claire |
| Louise's aunt. |
| Claude |
| One of Simon's friends. |
| Clovis |
| The corporal. |
| Dardenne |
| Louise's co-war volunteers. |
| Davidson |
| Taylor's colleague. A ground crew. |
| Edward |
| One of Simon's friends. |
| Egerton |
| Louise's co-war volunteers. |
| Euan |
| One of the men who fights in the war. |
| Felix |
| Liam's colleague. |
| Gemma |
| Cara's friend. |
| George |
| One of the men who fights in the war. |
| Harry |
| Kate's brother. |
| Hatfield |
| One of Louise's colleagues. |
| Hughes |
| Louise's co-war volunteers. |
| James |
| Louise's co-war volunteers. |
| Jasper |
| One of Simon's friends. |
| John |
| One of the men who fights in the war. |
| Jones |
| Louise's captain. |
| Melchen |
| A brigadier. |
| Michael |
| Kate's brother. |
| Neason |
| The colonel. |
| Nicole |
| Cara's best friend. |
| Pete |
| Cara's friend. |
| Reggie |
| Paul's childhood friend. |
| Rufus |
| Cara's dog. |
| Sam |
| One of Simon's friends. |
| Sarah |
| Louise's co-war volunteers. |
| Simon |
| Cara's ex-husband. |
| Steve |
| Cara's grandfather. |
| Theo |
| One of Simon's friends. |
| Vivian |
| Liam's ex-fiance. |
| Williams |
| One of Louise's colleagues. |