# Audrey Denney — Quicksand character guide

> Audrey Denney in Quicksand by Nella Larsen.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Audrey

**First appearance:** 0009-vii

## Who they are

A glamorous woman in Harlem who attracts attention.

## Relationships

### [Helga Crane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/quicksand_se/characters/helga_crane)

_rivalry_

Audrey Denney is a glamorous, free-spirited woman whom Helga both admires and resents for her unapologetic sensuality.

### [Anne Ibsen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/quicksand_se/characters/anne_ibsen)

_rivalry_

Anne Ibsen disapproves of Audrey Denney's unconventional behavior, viewing her as a threat to respectable society.

### [Anne Ibsen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/quicksand_se/characters/anne_ibsen)

_rivalry_

Anne Ibsen disapproves of Audrey Denney's unconventional behavior, viewing her as a threat to respectable society.

### [Helga Crane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/quicksand_se/characters/helga_crane)

_rivalry_

Audrey Denney is a glamorous, free-spirited woman whom Helga both admires and resents for her unapologetic sensuality.

## In the story

### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/quicksand_se/chapters/xi)

A pale, beautiful woman who ignores racial barriers, admired by Helga but condemned by Anne Grey.

### [Chapter XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/quicksand_se/chapters/xviii)

Present at the party, surrounded by men of both races, and described as Anne's 'pet aversion'.

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