Publisher's Synopsis
A sister is for life: your best friend, or your worst enemy. She is the yardstick by which you measure how well youÆre doing and the keeper of your family secrets. She may be the first person you rush to when something wonderful happens or the one whose shoulder you cry on. SheÆs the one youÆre compared to and the one to compete with. In this entertaining collection there are sisters ranging from the loving Brontës to the scrapping Mitfords (who could never remember who was in and who was out of favour), to the Pankhursts (who fought for womenÆs suffrage only to fall out with each other), to sisters of Lenin and Hitler, and of Kings and Queens. There are sisters whose job it is to compete with each other, such as Venus and Serena Williams. æIt wasnÆt fun eliminating my little sister, but I have to be toughÆ, said Venus. A Lewis Carroll poem says, ænever stew your sisterÆ. If cooking her isnÆt allowed, what is the worst thing you can do to your sister? If you want to make sure sheÆll never forgive you, pinch her man or borrow her clothes.
