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Sister to Sister: Women Write About the Unbreakable Bond
From Joy Williams and Mona Simpson to Lucy Grealy and Joy Harjo, women writers share their stories of sisterhood in this dazzling collection.
“Forget the sugar-coated, over-sentimental portrayal of sibling bonding. Through essays and short stories written by nineteen female authors, Patricia Foster has put together an honest account of the ups and downs of sisterhood.” — Indianapolis Star
“Sensitive, thoughtful, provocative, and beautifully written. . . . Underneath all these highly individualized tales there is a seamless web of shared sisterhood.” — Daily Press
Includes essays and fiction
Meena Alexander, Robin Behn, Louise DeSalvo, Erika Duncan, Maria Flook, Patricia Foster, Bonnie Friedman, Donna Gordo, Lucy Grealy, Joy Harjo, Bell Hooks, Pam Houston, Jesse Lee Kercheval, Lori Hope Norris, Letty Cottin Pogrebin, Mona Simpson, Debra Spark, Joan Wickersham, and Joy Williams.
“Forget the sugar-coated, over-sentimental portrayal of sibling bonding. Through essays and short stories written by nineteen female authors, Patricia Foster has put together an honest account of the ups and downs of sisterhood.” — Indianapolis Star
“Sensitive, thoughtful, provocative, and beautifully written. . . . Underneath all these highly individualized tales there is a seamless web of shared sisterhood.” — Daily Press
Includes essays and fiction
Meena Alexander, Robin Behn, Louise DeSalvo, Erika Duncan, Maria Flook, Patricia Foster, Bonnie Friedman, Donna Gordo, Lucy Grealy, Joy Harjo, Bell Hooks, Pam Houston, Jesse Lee Kercheval, Lori Hope Norris, Letty Cottin Pogrebin, Mona Simpson, Debra Spark, Joan Wickersham, and Joy Williams.
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368 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 1995
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February 10, 2009
Holy crap. This book is wayyyy deeper than it lets on -- answered more of the unknowns about how to handle my mother than it did reveal any truths about the sister-sister relationship. I love my sisters and probably will never be able to reflect on them the way these writers did.
However, the last essay is written by a woman with a mother, a sister and three daughters. She actually took my breath away a couple times. The pain!
On her mother: "Her currency was money, mine was time and concern, and we were both bent on witholding from the other that which would make their life most complete."
Ouch.
However, the last essay is written by a woman with a mother, a sister and three daughters. She actually took my breath away a couple times. The pain!
On her mother: "Her currency was money, mine was time and concern, and we were both bent on witholding from the other that which would make their life most complete."
Ouch.
January 18, 2011
A fun collection of stories about the bond of sisters.
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