Sisters
Elizabeth Fishel
Through interviews and questionnaires with more than 150 women, the author explores the depth and breadth of sisterhood, sibling rivalry, devotion, ambivalence, birth order, and patterns of family roles.
Read Time: ~3.6 hr
The aftereffects of caregiving
by Gary Joseph LeBlanc with Holly Beth Michaels (2015)
About this book
Throughout the years of providing care for a loved one with Alzheimer's disease or dementia, you, as the caregiver may loose a part of yourself. Learn how to regain the part of yourself that was lost while you gave yourself completely to your loved one in their time of need.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreThe aftereffects of caregiving Lead Character
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