Some of our most loved stories centre on sisters, from fairytales like Snow White and Rose Red to Little Women. Edwina Preston reflects on why sisters matter so much.
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Beautiful and witty, Edwina Preston’s novel Sororicidal reveals an unnervingly precise understanding of the dark side of childhood.
Research in Madagascar points to economic constraints as the main reason firstborns take on adult lives relatively young, compared with their younger siblings.
Peggy Frew’s masterful control of Wildflowers, her fourth novel – about three sisters, once close, now estranged – promises not to engulf readers in the sorrow it must expose. Debra Adelaide reviews.
Puberty can make us behave differently.
On the day of Rakshabandhan, sisters tie a protective thread around the right wrist of their brothers to affirm their bond. This bond is not limited by faith or blood relationships.
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Professor of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Creative Writing, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Psychiatry, Monash University
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Research Fellow at CERDI, Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA)
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Maîtresse de conférences en économie, Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA)
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Distinguished Professor Emerita of Creative Practice, Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra
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PhD Candidate, Creative Writing, The University of Melbourne