| The Sister Knot: Why We Fight, Why We're Jealous, and Why We'll Love Each Other No Matter What Contributor(s): Apter, Terri (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393330621 ISBN-13: 9780393330625 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2008 Annotation: An exploration of the intricacy, friction, and love in the bonds between sisters, Apters work reveals these emotions key roles in understanding all relationships among women. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships | Siblings |
| Dewey: 306.875 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 5.56" W x 8.2" (0.57 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This "substantial contribution to the literature on sibling relationships" (Library Journal) explores the intricacy, friction, and love in bonds between sisters. Relationships between women are often freighted with a rocky mix of emotions--devotion and disregard, affection and loathing, admiration and envy--leading to anguish and confusion on the playground, in the home, and in the boardroom. Negotiating her layered feelings toward a sister shapes a woman's psychology as forcefully as do her relationships with her parents. Drawing on compelling interviews and new research, Terri Apter considers the many aspects of the sister relationship from birth through adulthood. The need to fight to differentiate oneself from a sister, as well the protectiveness one feels for that same person, is explained by reference to extensive psychological and biological evidence. |
Contributor Bio(s): Apter, Terri: - Terri Apter is a writer, psychologist, and retired Fellow of Newnham College, Cambridge. Her nine books include The Sister Knot and What Do You Want from Me? She lives in Cambridge, England. |