The Perfect Sister: What Draws Us Together, What drives Us Apart

She's like a sister to me is the best thing a woman can say about a friend. Now, social psychologist and bestselling author Marcia Millman examines what makes sisters tick. Through extensive research, Millman gets behind the façade and shows how sisters stay close and loving and what sets them at odds.

The lifelong relationship between sisters forms in the nursery and in adolescence. Mothers and fathers and their treatment of their children are crucial to how girls get along. Favoritism, too much responsibility, and differing talents all drive sisters apart. Yet sisters can be each others' closest companion throughout life, and the quality of their relationship takes on greater meaning-and is subject to greater scrutiny-over time. Millman gives the reader insight into our sisters and ourselves, and the moving stories in this book offer the key to understanding, appreciating, and enriching this important bond.