[Mrs. Don-o]

"It’s a contradiction but she’s a small figure, despite her size, winkled into a banquette."

What does this sentence mean?

[Tax-chick]

I think it means that, although she is heavily-built, she is not very tall. A banquette is a built-in bench seat against a wall or in a corner, with a free-standing table. Here's a pic of the seat part. "Winkled," I figure, means crowded in behind the table.