The characters / Recurring character
Wendy Torrance
Wendy Torrance is recorded in 2 distinct stories.
Reveal identity notes · spoilers
Both novels identify Wendy as Danny’s mother and explicitly connect the family’s Overlook injuries and their subsequent life with Dick Hallorann. Doctor Sleep explicitly continues Wendy and son Danny's lives after the Overlook explosion in The Shining. Jack’s wife; to spend winter with him and their son.
Also recorded as Mom, Mommy, Wendy, Winnifred, Winnifred Torrance.
Stories and supporting passages
Doctor Sleep
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Only the child was unhurt. Physically, at least. 2 Wendy Torrance and her son received a settlement from the corporation that owned the Overlook. It wasn’t huge, but enough to get them by for the three years she was unable to work because of back injuries.
Doctor Sleep explicitly continues Wendy and son Danny's lives after the Overlook explosion in The Shining.
Read the passage Spoilers · Story context
Only the child was unhurt. Physically, at least. 2 Wendy Torrance and her son received a settlement from the corporation that owned the Overlook. It wasn’t huge, but enough to get them by for the three years she was unable to work because of back injuries.
Reviewed narrative excerpt depicts this character in the story.
The Shining
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He glanced down at the application in front of him. “Daniel. Your wife isn’t a bit intimidated by the idea?” “Wendy is an extraordinary woman.” “And your son is also extraordinary?” Jack smiled, a big wide PR smile. “We like to think so, I suppose. He’s quite self-reliant for a five-year-old.”
Jack’s wife; to spend winter with him and their son.
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Isn’t Dad nice?” How do you get into these things, Winnifred? Do you practice? “He’s nice, but he’s also a grown-up. And he’s very careful not to say things like that in front of people who wouldn’t understand.” “You mean like Uncle Al?” “Yes, that’s right.”
Wendy calls herself Winnifred while explaining vulgar language to Danny.