And Then Came the Cavalry
When a person lives in a house full of ghosts, they usually become good at ducking and hiding. And, as Gracie told Bea, with a crazy mother swinging a baseball bat, no doubt the ghosts became quite good at ducking too. Gracie found her own way to escape the chaos. She kept a low profile. Her instincts suggested that by keeping still, she could also keep the energy calm.
Unlike Beatrice, Gracie Winner was known to be somewhat shy. Eight years younger than her older sister, Gracie experienced even more personal chaos as their mother"s fantasies escalated, and because she was younger than Bea at the time her parents divorced, she suffered the most.
The Winner sisters differed quite noticeably in appearance. Bea was effervescent and often referred to as “glamorous.
