Written for readers who have finished Book 1.
Sophie Reid is Hannah's younger sister — twenty-three, the quiet "baby" of the family, watchful and still working out who she is. She observes far more than she argues, and as the world tightens she watches her older sister most closely of all. Hers is a story told in noticing rather than in speeches.
Cam is Mel's husband — an electrician in his late thirties, big, steady, and gentle, the practical backbone…
Eleni Reid is Hannah's mother — a warm, formidable Greek-Australian matriarch and the engine of the Oakleigh…
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…