| Bitsy |
Betser | Lulu Mayfield's new neighbor |
| Gary |
Betser | Bitsy Betser's husband |
| Jake |
Betser | Bitsy Betser's son |
| Katherine |
Betser | Bitsy Betser's daughter |
| Larry |
Betser | Bitsy Betser's son |
| Eddie |
Brooks | Hatti Brooks's husband |
| Hatti |
Brooks | Friend of Lulu Mayfield and Nora Gray |
| Dr. |
Collins | The Mayfield family doctor |
| Ellen |
Craske | Bitsy Betser's sister; Katherine Betser's biological mother |
| William |
Craske | Ellen Craske's husband |
| Emily |
Donahue | Character mentioned |
| Jack |
Ellis | Henry's boss |
| Nora |
Gray | Lulu Mayfield's friend |
| Esther |
Mayfield | Lulu Mayfield's daughter |
| Lulu |
Mayfield | Narrator and protagonist |
| Marian |
Mayfield | Lulu Mayfield's mother-in-law |
| Wesley |
Mayfield | Lulu Mayfield's son |
| Marilyn |
Monroe | American actress, model, and singer |
| George Alan |
Oscuro | Lulu Mayfield's brother. Aka: Georgie |
| Mr. |
Perry | Shop owner |
| Mr. |
Reilly | Elderly man in the neighborhood |
| Mrs. |
Reilly | Mr. Reilly's wife |
| Dr. |
Rutledge | Name on the calling card |
| Alice |
| Henry's new coworker |
| Dennis |
| Nora Gray's husband |
| Doreen |
| Lulu Mayfield's roommate |
| Henry |
| Lulu Mayfield's husband |
| James |
| Wesley Mayfield's friend |
| Luna |
| Cat found by Lulu |
| Maureen |
| Youngest wife in Greenwood |
| Sue Ann |
| Lulu Mayfield's childhood neighbor |
