THE CHARACTERS

William Danforth—Lord Preston, Marquess of Preston; husband to Lady Elizabeth; father; Member of Parliament (MP); head of Ashton Park, the family estate in Lancashire, as well as Dover Sky, the family summer home in the south of England

Elizabeth Danforth—Lady Preston; William’s wife; mother

Sir Arthur—Lady Elizabeth’s father

Lady Grace—Lord William’s mother

Edward Danforth—William and Elizabeth’s eldest son

Charlotte Danforth—Edward’s wife; former employee at Dover Sky

Owen—their eldest son; Colm—their youngest son

Kipp Danforth—William and Elizabeth’s middle son; pilot

Christelle Danforth—Kipp’s wife; French

Matthew—their son

Robbie Danforth—William and Elizabeth’s youngest son; serves in British Army

Shannon Danforth—Robbie’s wife; Irish

Patricia Claire—their daughter

Jeremiah (Jeremy) Sweet—Anglican clergyman, married to Emma

Emma Danforth Sweet—William and Elizabeth’s daughter; married to Jeremy

Peter and James—their fraternal twins; Billy—their youngest son

Catherine Danforth Moore—William and Elizabeth’s daughter; widow of Albert

Sean–her son

Michael Woodhaven IV—American; pilot; married to Libby

Libby Danforth Woodhaven—daughter of William and Elizabeth; married to Michael

Jane—their daughter

Montgomery—Libby’s maid; American

Ben Whitecross—pilot; Victoria Cross recipient (WWI); former employee at Ashton Park; married to Victoria

Victoria Danforth Whitecross—youngest daughter of William and Elizabeth; married to Ben

Ramsay—their eldest son; Tim—their youngest son

Calvert Harrison—groundskeeper at Dover Sky; married to Holly

Holly Danforth Harrison—William’s sister; married to Harrison

Lady Caroline Scarborough—daughter of Danforth family friends Lord Francis and Lady Madeleine Scarborough; longtime friend of Kipp Danforth

Charles—her son

Tavy—butler

Skitt—butler and groundskeeper at Dover Sky

Norah Cole, Sally, Harriet, Nancy, Bev—servants at Dover Sky

Mrs Longstaff—head cook

Fairburn—groundskeeper

Baron Gerard von Isenburg—Danforth family friend; German

Albrecht Hartmann—theologian and professor; German

Terrence Fordyce—Royal Navy officer; serves on HMS Hood

Tanner Buchanan—nemesis of Danforth family; MP