Such Devoted Sisters

Never were there such devoted sisters...or so the song would have it. Though some may be inseparable, for others the relationship arouses intense, tangled emotions. Louisa May Alcott, Mary Flanagan, Janet Frame, Elizabeth Gaskell, Georgina Hammick, Elizabeth Jolley, Katherine Mansfield and Edna O'Brien are among the prestigious writers who unravel this intricate bond.
Stories that reveal remarkable allegiances and private codes are counterpointed by those of sisters pitched against one another in battles for parental affection or sibling supremacy. Here are sisters who lose one another to lovers or to marriage, and one who chooses her sister in favour of a husband...Rivalry, companionship, love and dislike feature in a collection that exposes the innermost secrets of family life. As delightful, surprising - and sometimes disturbing - as the ties they explore, these stories are essential reading.

Title - Such Devoted Sisters

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Author - Shena Mackay

ISBN 13 - 9781853817557

Imprint - Virago Press Ltd

Publisher - Little, Brown Book Group

Date Published - 04/08/1994

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Binding Type - Paperback

Dimensions - 126 x 198 x mm

Weight - g

Languages - English