| Dr. | Broughton | Henry Roger's physician. |
| Marie Valerie | Caron | Lucy Smith's passport new name. |
| Agatha | Christie | An English writer. |
| Montgomery | Clift | American actor. |
| Benedict | Cumberbatch | An English actor. |
| James | Dean | American actor. |
| Birdie | Dunlop-Evers | A member of a pop group. |
| Bridget | Dunlop-Evers | Birdie's full name. |
| F. Scott | Fitzgerald | American novelist. |
| Libby Louise | Jones | A protagonist receiving a surprise inheritance. |
| Lucy Amanda | Lamb | The real name of Lucy Smith. Serenity Love Lamb's mother. |
| Serenity Love | Lamb | The name given to Libby by parents. |
| Henry Roger | Lamb | A sole beneficiary of his father's wealth. |
| Martina Z. | Lamb | Henry Lamb Sr.'s wife. |
| Felicity | Measures | A special police officer. |
| Roger | Milton | Birdie's ex-boyfriend. |
| Priscilla | Presley | An American businesswoman and actress. |
| Sally | Radlett | David's wife. |
| Justin | Redding | Birdie's partner. |
| Luke | Rhinehart | American novelist, screenwriter, and nonfiction writer. |
| Michael | Rimmer | Marco's father. |
| John | Robbins | An American author. |
| Miller | Roe | An investigative journalist. |
| Mr. | Royle | A solicitor. |
| Alih | Shah | Former Zimbabwean international cricketer. |
| Ed | Sheeran | Singer-songwriter. |
| Lucy | Smith | A mysterious woman husking on the street of France. Aka: Lou. |
| Cerian | Tahany | A local DJ and minor celebrity. |
| Shirley | Temple | American actress, singer, dancer. |
| David | Thomsen | Birdie's friend. |
| Monsieur | Vincent | One who repaired Lucy's fiddle. |
| Ahmed | | Stella's father. |
| April | | Libby's best friend. |
| Claire | | Libby's friend. |
| Clemency | | Sally's daughter. |
| Danny | | April's acquaintance. |
| Dick | | One of Phin's cats. |
| Dido | | The head designer. |
| Elijah | | David and Martina's dead son. |
| Fitzgerald | | Marco's dog. Aka: Fitz. |
| Freya | | Stella's friend. |
| Giuseppe | | Lucy's friend. |
| Harry | | Henry Roger Lamb's father. |
| Henry | | Henry Roger Lamb's son. |
| Jason | | A safari guide. |
| Josette | | One of Dr Broughton's acquaintance. |
| Josh | | Henry's acquaintance. |
| Joy | | A maid. |
| Karl | | Young Henry's uncle. |
| Lola | | Sally's granddaughter. |
| Macbeth | | A brave Scottish general. |
| Marco | | Lucy's son. |
| Matilda | | Miller's ex-wife. Aka: Mati. |
| Mazie | | Samia's sick daughter. |
| Mindy | | One of Phin's cats. |
| Phineas | | Sally's son. aka: Phin |
| Rachel | | Michael's wife. |
| Samia | | Stella's grandmother. Aka: Meme. |
| Socrates | | Greek philosopher from Athens. |
| Spangles | | Dido's horse. |
| Stella | | Lucy's daughter. |
| Stuart | | One of Dr Broughton's acquaintance. |
| Suki | | Birdie's cat. |
| Toni | | Sally's friend. |
