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Wanda Harrison is the receptionist at the hotel where Odette and Sissy stay in the capital city. An Aboriginal woman, Wanda was taken from her family at a young age and sent to a residential school. When she became an adult, she found a job at the hotel. She has spent years trying to track down her own mother but has not been successful. A kind, sweet, lonely woman, Wanda befriends Sissy and helps her and Odette out when Odette’s health takes a turn for the worse.
Wanda Harrison Quotes in The White Girl
The The White Girl quotes below are all either spoken by Wanda Harrison or refer to Wanda Harrison . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 16 Quotes
[Jack said,] “The ambulance brought you here, and that girl, Wanda, she took Sissy to her room and kept her safe. Lucky for you, she asked Sissy if you had people in the city. The girl said no, and then she remembered you had that stub with my name and address written on it. Wanda brought Sissy to our house, and me and Alma came straight here. They […] told us we couldn’t see you unless we were related. Straightaway, I told them you were my sis. I had to give the nurse a name.”
Odette continued to frown.
“Don’t you worry,” Alma said. “While you’re in this bed you’re Betty Haines and you live with us. […]. We’ll sort out the rest as soon as we can get you out of here.”
“Where will I be going?” asked Odette.
“You’ll be coming home,” Alma said.
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Wanda Harrison Quotes in The White Girl
The The White Girl quotes below are all either spoken by Wanda Harrison or refer to Wanda Harrison . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 16 Quotes
[Jack said,] “The ambulance brought you here, and that girl, Wanda, she took Sissy to her room and kept her safe. Lucky for you, she asked Sissy if you had people in the city. The girl said no, and then she remembered you had that stub with my name and address written on it. Wanda brought Sissy to our house, and me and Alma came straight here. They […] told us we couldn’t see you unless we were related. Straightaway, I told them you were my sis. I had to give the nurse a name.”
Odette continued to frown.
“Don’t you worry,” Alma said. “While you’re in this bed you’re Betty Haines and you live with us. […]. We’ll sort out the rest as soon as we can get you out of here.”
“Where will I be going?” asked Odette.
“You’ll be coming home,” Alma said.
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