Joseph (Joe) Bender – Protagonist
Harvey (Harv) – Joe’s friend
Anna Smucker – Protagonist
Mammi – Anna’s grandmother
Aaron Gingerich – Anna’s beau
Linda – Anna’s employer, proprietor of Threads of Beauty
Jacob Schrock – Anna’s cousin
Rachel Schrock – Jacob’s wife
Samuel Beachy – Joe’s friend
Judah Hostettler – Bishop of several Amish church districts
Jonathan Fisher – Minister