![]() Ruth allows her own insecurities to dictate her approach with Millie. More than anything else though, it’s the unprovoked attention Millie garners from men that creates the biggest rift. As the years pass, Ruth’s resentment only grows, perpetuated by her mother’s insistence that Millie will one day marry well. ![]() Considered the uber-smart and dowdy of the two Jewish girls, Ruth spends their childhood holding other people’s appraisals of Millie's beauty against her. Through her lens, Lynda Cohen Loigman captures the dynamics that often haunt sisters-namely the resentment, jealousy and feelings of inadequacy that have the tendency to creep in when comparisons are made.įrom the moment of her little sister Millie’s arrival, Ruth is blinded by jealousy. Sibling rivalry the focus of the shot, while the war itself remains a mere blur in the background. The composition of the The Wartime Sisters is much more women’s fiction than anything else. ![]() ![]() Although marketed as WWII fiction, readers looking to satisfy their craving for a historically rich storyline should think twice. ![]()
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