Sister Knot, The: Why We Fight, Why We'Re Jealous, And Why We

"The best book on sisters, very important and beautifully written."--Carol Gilligan, author of "In a Different Voice" 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. Review: '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, she captures both the love and the rivalry that many sisters share, as well as revealing the sister relationship to be far more complex than we might think.' Psychologies' Author Biography: TERRI APTER, the author of The Myth of Maturity (ISBN 978 0 393 32317 7), You Don't Really Know Me (ISBN 978 0 393 32710 6) and The Confident Child (ISBN 978 0 393 32896 7), is the senior tutor at Newnham College, University of Cambridge.