| Richard |
Allen | Wini's ex-husband. |
| Winifred |
Allen | Protagonist and first-person narrator; graphic designer. Aka: Wini. |
| Alistair |
Dipredis | Simone's husband. |
| Rory |
Ekhart | Hiking guide. |
| Sandra |
Jato-Lewis | College professor. Aka: Katy-Loo, Loo. |
| Pia |
Zanderlee | Adventurous, charismatic leader of a group of four lifelong friends. |
| Alissa |
| College intern. |
| Annabeth |
| Rory's acquaintance. |
| Corky |
| Dog. |
| Dean |
| Boy born without a tongue. |
| Ethan |
| Sandra's eight-year-old son. |
| Graham |
| One of the hunters. |
| Hannah |
| Ethan's sister. |
| Jeff |
| Sandra's husband. |
| Joe |
| Sandra's ex-boyfriend. |
| Lally |
| Rory's sheepdog. |
| Marcus |
| Wini's brother. |
| Michelangelo |
| Italian sculptor and painter. |
| Rachel |
| Emergency room nurse. |
| Ryan |
| Rachel's third husband. |
| Sarah |
| New web developer. |
| Simone |
| Dean's mother. |
| Suzanne |
| Wini's acquaintance. |
| Vincent |
| One of the hunters. |
| Ziggy |
| Wini's cat. |
