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"At the top of the stairs there are four secrets hidden. Blond, beautiful, innocent, and struggling to stay alive... They were a perfect family, golden and carefree - until a heartbreaking tragedy shattered their happiness. Now, for the sake of an inheritance that will ensure their future, the children must be hidden away out of sight, as if they never existed. Kept on the top floor of their grandmother's vast mansion, their loving mother assures...

Dans ce troisieme tome de la collection 'Des choses de la vie', la psychanalyste Diane Drory pose un regard perspicace sur les relations parfois chahutees entre freres et soeurs ainsi que sur les rapports souvent difficiles des parents avec leurs enfants et ados. Chamboulee par les nouvelles technologies, le regne de l'enfant-roi et la banalisation des divorces, la famille d'aujourd'hui est paradoxalement l'endroit ou la vie est supposee se derouler...

An exciting collection of papers that explore the impact of sibling relationships on such diverse topics as siblings across the generations, sex and violence in siblings, twins, siblings in couple therapy and siblings in drama.

When he was twelve, Joe snuck into the field on the edge of town and saw the Town Mayor with his sister Peregrine. This one moment has overwhelmed and transformed his life, becoming the only thing that holds any importance to him. Years later, in jail for murder, Joe waits for Peregrine so that he can explain his plan for her future, a plan so intricately assembled that he has given it a name-New Light Shine. Four characters in Shannon Murdoch's bold...

The brothers and sisters investigated in this study, together demonstrate that the nature and function of kinship ties in India are undergoing striking changes - changes which may converge with similar patterns found in Western societies.

Recently considerable interest has developed about the degree to which anthropological approaches to kinship can be used for the study of the long-term development of European history. From the late middle ages to the dawn of the twentieth century, kinship - rather than declining, as is often assumed - was twice reconfigured in dramatic ways and became increasingly significant as a force in historical change, with remarkable similarities across European...

Growing up with a sibling on the autistic spectrum can be difficult, and the needs of a child with autism often overwhelm a family, leaving neurotypical children feeling overshadowed. This book recognizes that brothers and sisters of autistic children need just as much love and attention as they do, allowing siblings to step into the limelight and share their experiences, both good and bad. This collection of personal stories has been written by siblings...