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Sisterfriends: Portraits of Sisterly Love [Hardcover]

Michelle V. Agins (Author), Julia Chance (Author)

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Hardcover: 192 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster (26 Nov 2001)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0671037137
ISBN-13: 978-0671037130
Product Dimensions: 24.1 x 21.4 x 2.4 cm
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,465,300 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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A "sister"is so many things -- someone who was born to your parents, your best friend, the woman you shared love, hope, or heartbreak with...and the women in Sisterfriends are all those, and more. A collage of impressions of African-American women both well-known and unknown, the essays in Sisterfriends tell beautiful stories of sisters, whether related by blood or bonded by fate. Crossing economic, social, and geographic boundaries, these sisters support each other emotionally, financially, and physically.

The stories they tell are uplifting, funny, and sometimes heartbreaking. From singer Mary J. Blige and her sister LaTonya, who moved her entire family into Mary's mansion to manage her career, to Andrea and Lorelei Williams, who grew up in a one-room studio in Harlem and often didn't have food or electricity, to Bethann Hardison and her friend Marta Vargas, who share the bond of sisterhood as friends, Sisterfriends mines the whole experience in the words of its women. Iyanla Vanzant, Gayle King, and bell hooks contribute their own sister stories that compel, provoke, and ultimately illuminatthe fascinating relationship of women who call themselves "sister."

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

What Makes a Solid Relationship 27 May 2004

By Marian E. - Published on Amazon.com

Format:Hardcover

SisterFriends is a compilation of interviews with African American women regarding the various contributing factors in their relationship with their sisters. SisterFriends answers the question, "What makes a solid relationship".

I have never met any of the women profiled in SisterFriends, but Julia Chance not only made me feel as if we had been introduced, but the interviews are so up close and personal that I feel as if a bond had been forged between the interviewees and myself.

Some of the women are well known like, Mary J. Blige and Iyanla Vazant; others are not as well known, but all of the women have imitated some extremely personal detail of their lives and I applaud them for having the courage to be as open and as honest as they were because not every story is a pretty one.

Some of these very different stories are rather dark, but these women have made it through trying times, such as, the Shabazz sisters. Their mother grew up in a dysfunctional environment and was sexually abused as a child, which ultimately spilled over into the lives of her seven offspring, all of whom have different fathers. Having each other made life in general easier to deal with and because of each other, they have fulfilled dreams and aspirations. Like the Shabazz sisters, most of the women in SisterFriends have overcome great difficulties. What kept them strong during their personal struggle? Was it solely their relationship with their "Sisterfriend"?

At times, we all need someone to lean on and it appears that these women have uncovered the secret to a great relationship with one's same-sex sibling. Sisterhood is a unique type of relationship and each of these women in my opinion has definitely realized what makes for a productive relationship. They have learned to compliment, support, and draw from the strength of one another.

There are a few sisters interviewed who are not blood relatives, but the closeness of their relationship makes them as close as all sisters should be. The author, Julia Chance, has captured the essences of what a relationship should be. The reader can do nothing but benefit from all that the essays in SisterFriends reveal. The stories also point out life's lessons and are inspirational to say the least, this is why I consider this book to be a must read for us all.

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Simply put, buy this book! 30 Nov 2001

By Lloyd Boston, Jr. - Published on Amazon.com

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Absolutely incredible! Buy it for all of the women (and men) in your life. This book is long overdue, and well worth the wait! --Lloyd Boston, author of MEN OF COLOR

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I love this book as much as I love my sister 14 April 2002

By James B. McGill - Published on Amazon.com

Format:Hardcover

This is a touching and inspiring book, even for a man. I really enjoyed all of the essays and the photos were beautiful.

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