| Mr. |
Allred | Amaryllis's foster father. |
| Mrs. |
Allred | Amaryllis's foster mother. |
| Alice |
Barrow | The girl that Wilson dated. |
| Douglas |
Brohm | The manager of the Pacifica. |
| Celine |
Calvert | Rosie's employer. |
| Wilson |
Calvert | Celine's son. |
| Helen |
Calvert | Truman's sister. |
| Truman |
Calvert | Celine's husband. |
| Mrs. |
Clark | Former high school social studies teacher. A group homeowner. |
| Mrs. |
Crockett | The matron of the hospital for sick people. |
| Mrs. |
Delaney | Supervisor of the kitchen staff and laundry. |
| Robert |
Drummond | The doctor that Rosie consulted. |
| Sister |
Gertrude | Emilie's sister-in-law. |
| Eunice |
Grissom | The county social worker. |
| Adolf |
Hitler | The Nazi leader. |
| Franz |
Kohler | The army who helps Helen. |
| Wilhelm |
Leitner | The boy that Helen helped escaped. |
| Captain |
Maeir | Helen's employer. Aka: Johannes. |
| Amelia |
Maeir | One of Capt. Maier's daughters. |
| Werner |
Maeir | Brigitta's brother. |
| Karl |
Maeir | Brigitta's brother. |
| Hanna |
Maier | One of Capt. Maier's daughters. |
| Lilliana |
Maier | One of Capt. Maier's daughters. |
| Martine |
Maier | Capt. Maier's wife. Helen's employer. |
| Rosanne |
Maras | Protagonist. Aka: Rosie, Anne. |
| Dr. |
Melson | Rosie's ob-gyne. |
| Lila |
Petrakis | Helen's old college friend. |
| George |
Petrakis | Lila's husband. |
| Emilie |
Pichler | The administrator. |
| Ms. |
Platz | The woman from the children's health department. |
| Bernard |
Rosseau | Celine's father. |
| Mrs. |
Sommers | Fairbrook Children's Home Director. |
| Mr. |
Sommers | Mrs. Sommer's husband. |
| Dr. |
Townsend | The doctor-in-charge of the hospital for sick people. |
| Stuart |
Townsend | Dr. Townsend's son. |
| Mrs. |
Whitman | A county's social worker. |
| Tomy |
| Rosanne's brother. |
| Flora |
| Calvert's former housekeeper. |
| Tipton |
| Rosie's nurse. |
| Vera |
| One of the nurses. |
| Andrews |
| One of the nurses. |
| Norman |
| One of the orderlies. |
| Lenore |
| One of Rosie's roommates. |
| Charlotte |
| Rosie's roommate. |
| Alphonse |
| Calvert's chef. |
| Brigitta |
| Maier's youngest daughter with a health problem. |
| Belle |
| Rosie's new roommate. |
| Sam |
| The new vinedresser. |
| Felipe |
| Sam's worker. |
| Rudy |
| The custodian's assistant. |
| Amaryllis |
| Rosie's baby. |
| Horace |
| One of the vineyard employees. |
| Vera(2) |
| One of the orphans at Mrs. Clark's group home. |
| Lilian |
| One of the orphans at Mrs. Clark's group home. |
| Cora |
| One of the orphans at Mrs. Clark's group home. |
| Maxine |
| One of the orphans at Mrs. Clark's group home. |
| Byron |
| Helen's ex-boyfriend. |
| Marcel |
| A divorced Parisian. Helen's ex-boyfriend. |
| Klaus |
| Brigittas classmate. |
| Sigrid |
| Klaus's mother. |
| Therese |
| An officer's wife. |
| Caritas |
| Emilie's colleague. |