| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
234 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages[217]-226) and index. |
| Contents |
Sisters in lifelong conversation -- "We're close but we're different": compare and contrast -- Looking up and talking down: competition and the array of age -- Whose side are you on?: Understanding alignment -- "I'll be the princess, you be the frog": younger sister: the view from the frog -- Gateway to the world: older sister: the view from the gate -- It's all talk: sisterspeak and genderlect -- Sisterness: the good, the bad, and how to get more of the lovely. |
| Summary |
Explores the connections among sisters throughout their childhood years into adulthood, including competitiveness, age differences, and lifelong friendships. |
| Subject |
Sisters.
|
|
Communication in families.
|
|
Interpersonal communication.
|
| ISBN |
9781400066322 alkaline paper |
|
1400066328 alkaline paper |
|
