Written for readers who have finished Book 1.
Eleni Reid is Hannah's mother — a warm, formidable Greek-Australian matriarch and the engine of the Oakleigh family home. Devout in the ritual, belonging way of cultural Orthodoxy, she holds the family together with food, faith, and force of will. She carries one of the story's quiet questions: what happens to an inherited faith when the world finally puts it to the test.
Cam is Mel's husband — an electrician in his late thirties, big, steady, and gentle, the practical backbone…
Hannah Reid is the heart of The Endurance — a thirty-one-year-old community nurse working the growth corridor…
Jess is Hannah's closest friend and fellow community nurse — twelve years on the rounds together, fast…
Josh Calder is Hannah's fiancé — a tall, warm, easy-to-like New Zealander who works on the national…
Margaret is an elderly widow of the Henty Street congregation — small, soft-spoken, and easy to overlook…
Mel is the warm centre of Hannah's church family — about thirty-five, married to Cam, mother of two small…