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The Sister Knot: Why We Fight, Why We´re Jealous, and Why We´ll Love Each Other No Matter What
Terri Apter
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Description for The Sister Knot: Why We Fight, Why We´re Jealous, and Why We´ll Love Each Other No Matter What
Paperback. "The best book on sisters, very important and beautifully written."-Carol Gilligan, author of In a Different Voice Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: VFV; VSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 264.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393330625
SKU
V9780393330625
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About Terri Apter
Terri Apter is a writer, psychologist, and retired Fellow of Newnham College, Cambridge. Her ten books include The Sister Knot, Difficult Mothers, and What Do You Want from Me? She lives in Cambridge, England.
Reviews for The Sister Knot: Why We Fight, Why We´re Jealous, and Why We´ll Love Each Other No Matter What
"Terri Apter's fascinating study of sisters lays bare particular qualities in the sister relationship which are deftly summed up in the book's subtitle..." The Times Literary Supplement "...she is lucid, funny and illuminating on a subject that has been kept in the dark for much too long." The Sunday Times "Deftly combining the latest psychological thinking with real-life case studies, ... Read more