Minor Characters
Lord Tobias Penn-Piers
Lord Tobias was John Booker's employer; Booker was his valet. He initially came to Guernsey to escape the war, but decided to leave immediately when the Germans bombed the island. From Booker's descriptions, Lord Tobias cared much more for his possessions than for his wife.
Jane
Eben Ramsey's daughter and Eli's mother; she died with her newborn when the Germans bombed Guernsey. She and Elizabeth were childhood friends and Eben says that Jane was one of the main reasons why Elizabeth decided to stay on the island and not evacuate.
Jonas Skeeter
An unwilling member of the Literary Society who presents at Juliet's first Society meeting. He read The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius and thinks very poorly of the book, Marcus Aurelius himself, and his friend who made him read the book by insulting him.
The Commandant
The German commander on Guernsey during the occupation. Though he's presumably the one in charge of the ever-changing and often cruel rules, he also expresses a love of literature.
Micah Daniels
A man who writes Juliet to tell her about the Vega boxes of food and supplies from the Red Cross. He also tells her the story of seeing a German soldier kill and cook a cat.
An Animal Lover
A man who writes anonymously to Juliet about how the United States euthanized islanders' pets in the weeks before the German invasion. He thinks more highly of animals than he does of people, so he found this especially horrendous.
Lisa Jenkins
The Guernsey woman responsible for revealing John Booker's true identity to the German authorities. She dated German soldiers in exchange for food and gifts.
Sergeant Willy Gurtz
A German soldier who dated Lisa Jenkins. He passed the photo of the real Lord Tobias onto the Commandant, thereby condemning John Booker to a concentration camp in mainland Europe.
Sister Cecile Touvier
A nurse who cares for Remy in Louviers. She transcribes Remy's letter to the Society telling them of Elizabeth's death, though she desperately wants Remy to forget about her experience in Ravensbrück and heal.
Eddie Meares
A big and mean man on Guernsey. During the war, he habitually told on his neighbors to earn favors from the Germans. He told on Elizabeth and Peter and for that, Dawsey beat him in the pub one night.
Alexander Strachan
Sophie's husband and Dominic's father. He and Sophie live in Scotland.
Dominic Strachan
Sophie and Alexander's three-year-old son. Juliet is his godmother.
Nancy/Widow Hubert
A woman on Guernsey whom Clovis Fossey woos using poetry.
Mrs. Dilwyn
Mr. Dilwyn's wife. She's a somewhat vain lady and was very upset when Guernsey ran out of soap.
Ian
Amelia's son; he died in the war. As a boy, he was friendly with Elizabeth and Jane.
Augustus Sarre
A Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society member. He presents on Chaucer's
The Canterbury Tales and finds them extremely distasteful.
Daphne Post
A Guernsey woman who spends her nights digging for a silver teapot she hid during the occupation.