Great Literary Sisters

For the Reader Who Knows the Sister Relationship Is the Most Complicated One in the Book

Best friends, rivals, mother figures, partners in crime — literary sisters contain multitudes. From Jane and Elizabeth Bennet navigating marriage markets with very different enthusiasm, to Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy March breaking your heart in rotating order, the sister bond in fiction is rarely simple and almost always unforgettable.

Great Literary Sisters explores twenty of fiction's most compelling sisterly relationships — spanning childhood, adventure, romance, and mental health — with a synopsis and analysis of each work. Authors range from Dickens and E. M. Forster to Toni Morrison, J. D. Salinger, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, covering centuries of literature and the changing roles of women within it.

Details

• Explores 20 iconic literary sister relationships
• Synopsis and analysis for each work
• Authors spanning Dickens, Forster, Salinger, Morrison, Adichie and more
• By Janet Phillips, author of Great Literary Friendships
• Hardback, published April 2026

Perfect For

• The reader who has strong opinions about which March sister she is
• A gift for book-loving sisters — whatever their dynamic
• The reader who understands that in fiction, as in life, sisters are the ones who see everything