Sister to Sister Women Write About the Unbreakable Bond

by FOSTER, PATRICIA

• ISBN13: 9780385471299
• ISBN10: 0385471297
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780307794734
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-12-01
• Publisher: Anchor
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Summary

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 by:

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.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
The Early Days of Her Conversion	p. 17
Last Things	p. 31
The Shadow of the Mountain	p. 51
Temporary Shelter	p. 63
The Other Half	p. 83
Earth	p. 93
Leah Behind the Veil	p. 109
Borderline	p. 129
My Gertrude Stein	p. 135
Girls Together	p. 161
The Boat Train	p. 171
Traveling to Pridesup	p. 203
The Gift of Margaret	p. 221
Sisters and Secrets	p. 235
My Sister's Suicide	p. 247
A Letter to My Sister Who Doesn't Exist	p. 265
The Distance Between Us	p. 271
Letters from Flora	p. 293
Sisters	p. 315
What Is Cinderella's Burden?	p. 321
Contributors	p. 349
Permissions	p. 353
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