How much do we know about the people closest to us? How much do we know about ourselves? Clever, creepy and compelling, Little Sister explores ideas of absent fathers, motivation and identity, while building to an unexpected climax.
What does one do with an unwanted girlwhether an unmarried aunt in a crowded apartment, or a girl child, when a son is required?
What would you do if your sister went missing? This is an emotionally fraught story about three sisters and the tragedy that binds them
Patricia Chadwick was one of those children, and Little Sister is her account of growing up in the Feeney sect.
Ranging from the bonds that hold family together, to inconsistencies in interviews with detectives to complications with evidence, this story of sisterhood and mystery presents a fresh perspective on a night that has long been fodder for ...
my eyelids, the assault of bright light on my retinas, and I gasp for air, my memories suddenly, ... glare of the dining room lights, and I know she's aware of me standing there, but my sister won't look up, she won't meet my eye.
With the elegant prose and groundbreaking imagination that have earned her international acclaim, Barbara Gowdy explores the astonishing power of empathy, the question of where we end and others begin, and the fierce bonds of motherhood and ...
Thirteen-year-old Fujiwara no Mitsuko, daughter of a noble family in the imperial court of twelfth century Japan, enlists the help of a shape-shifter and other figures from Japanese mythology in her efforts to save her older sister's life.
Detective Jonah Sheens is enjoying a moment of peace and quiet, when a teenage girl wanders out of the woods.
After the accident, Beth was forced to return to the New England house that had never been a home, to the awful memories and unspoken truths. Worst of all, she had to go back to her sister.
David's little sister, Liz, proves that she is more than just a pest when she rescues a baby from walking over a bed of sea urchins at the beach.
Thirteen-year-old Fujiwara no Mitsuko, daughter of a noble family in the imperial court of twelfth century Japan, enlists the help of a shape-shifter and other figures from Japanese mythology in her efforts to save her older sister's life.
In this true crime memoir, Lana Wood offers a no-holds-barred account of the life and death of her sister, Natalie Wood, including exclusive new information from people directly involved in the investigation.
Ranging from the bonds that hold family together, to inconsistencies in interviews with detectives to complications with evidence, this story of sisterhood and mystery presents a fresh perspective on a night that has long been fodder for ...
In Little Sister: Searching for the Shadow World of Chinese Women, Julie Checkoway relives a year spent in a large, industrial, politically conservative Chinese city. She reveals the secret, traditional...
Detective Jonah Sheens is enjoying a moment of peace and quiet, when a teenage girl wanders out of the wood.
And underlying everything is the story of what really happened to drive Emily and Jess apart years ago.