List of Characters

Tara Sharp – our impulsive, lovable heroine
Nick Tozzi – Tara’s crush and owner of the Western Thunder basketball team
Antonia (Toni) Tozzi – Nick’s cokehead wife
Edourdo Pote – gorgeous male model and Tara’s new date
Joanna Sharp (JoBob) – Tara’s mum
Bob Sharp (JoBob) – Tara’s dad
Martin Longbok (Bok) – Tara’s best friend #1
Jane Smith (Smitty) Evans – Tara’s best friend #2
Henry Evans – Smitty’s husband
Hoshi and Mrs Hara – Tara’s mentor and paralanguage teacher and his wife
Lavilla Sharp – Tara’s eccentric aunty
Brains and Hoo – the galahs
Garth Wilmot – Tara’s accountant and ex-boyfriend
Fiona Bligh and Bill Barnes – the ‘good guy’ local cops
Wal Grominsky – roadie, narcoleptic and Tara’s part time bodyguard
Harvey Tsao and Enid Bell– students in Tara’s ‘improve your communication skills’ classes