Accidental Bond: How Sibling Connections Influence Adult Relationships Paperback - 1997
by Merrell, Susan
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In this thoughtful and remarkable exploration of siblings of all varieties, journalist Susan Scarf Merrell brings to light some of the most painful, joyous, and confusing aspects of siblinghood as revealed in dozens of interviews.
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- Title Accidental Bond: How Sibling Connections Influence Adult Relationships
- Author Merrell, Susan
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1st Ballantine B
- Condition New
- Pages 322
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Ballantine Books
- Date 1997-01-14
- Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 0449911195_new
- ISBN 9780449911198 / 0449911195
- Weight 0.95 lbs (0.43 kg)
- Dimensions 8.38 x 5.6 x 0.81 in (21.29 x 14.22 x 2.06 cm)
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Themes
- Topical: Family
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 96097065
- Dewey Decimal Code 306.875
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*The Boston Globe
"A RICH SOURCE OF FASCINATING MATERIAL about the complex realities of siblinghood and a valuable commentary on the impact that these little-studied relationships have upon our lives."
*The New Republic
"Many books have attempted to tackle the complex theme of sibling connection. But rather than look at the minutae of these relationships, journalist Susan Scarf Merrell examines the big issues that all siblings wrestle with in their own unique ways *in particular the Three Cs: Competition, Cooperation, and Comparison. What she discovered was that no matter what kind of relationship we now have with our siblings *close or distant, loving or hostile *our histories with them exert a profound effect on our current relationship with lovers, friends, coworkers, and our own children. Drawing on the most current research; the work of psychologists, psychiatrists, and family experts; and stories from brothers and sisters themselves, Merrell illustrates that through siblings, we come to know both the worst and the very best that lurks within each of us.
"Susan Merrell brilliantly illuminates how the peculiar mix of biology, history, and intimacy makes our attachments to siblings so essential to knowing ourselves."
*Mary Kay Blakely
Author of American Mom
