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| | Part One |
| | Marilee |
Burton | Headmistress, Gail's boss. |
| | Ralph |
Burton | Marilee's husband. |
| | Dorothy |
Edge | A novelist, Marilee's successor. |
| | Katy |
Morris | One of the students. |
| | Mrs. |
Morris | Katy's mother. |
| | Gail |
Baines | Protagonist, Burton's assistant. |
| | Dr. |
Edge | Burton's colleague. |
| | Darleen |
| Spa owner. |
| | Grandpa |
Simmons | Gail's grandfather. |
| | Max |
Baines | Gail's ex-husband. |
| | Debbie |
Baines | Gail and Max's daughter. Aka: Deborah Jean Baines. |
| | Kenneth |
Bailey | Debbie's fiancee. |
| | Mary |
| Gail's former cat. |
| | Carol |
| Gail's former cat. |
| | Bitsy |
Taylor | One of Debbie's bridesmaids. |
| | Caroline |
Byrd | One of Debbie's bridesmaids. |
| | Polly |
Soames | Gail's friend and former roommate. |
| | Barbara |
| Max's dog. |
| | Madam |
Cat | The cat that Max brought to their house. |
| | Carla |
Schmidt | The girl where Kenneth having a sexual relationship. |
| | Joyce |
Simmons | Gail's mother. |
| | Dave |
Lewis | One of the groomsmen. |
| | Sophie |
Bailey | Kenneth's mother. |
| | Rupert |
Bailey | Kenneth's father. |
| | Reverend |
Gregory | The officiating priest at the wedding. |
| | Tess |
| Gail's aunt. |
| | Jared |
Johnson | Kenneth's uncle, Gail's ex-boyfriend. |
| |
| | Part Two |
| | Rose |
| Max's niece. |
| | Cindy |
Ross | A florist shop owner. |
| | Cheryl |
| Debbie's tennis partner, Tess's daughter. |
| | Marie-Louise |
| One of the wedding guests. |
| | Cyndi |
Lauper | One of the wedding guests. |
| |
| | Part Three |
| | Andrew |
Mason | Gail's former lover, Colleage administrator counselor. |
| | June |
Cannon | Andrew's predecessor. |
| | Levy |
| The head on Gail's school. |
| | Roxanna |
| Max's girlfriend. |
| | Emmy |
Lawton | Head of mathematics department. |
