Stories about sisters

[garlicandsapphires]

I'm looking for stories that centre on characters who are sisters (preferably a pair, preferably adults), where the character relationship is a good portrayal of sisterhood, in a way that's about closeness (or distance, or a mixture of the two) rather than rivalry/jealousy (a bit of that would be ok, just not too much). I've been trying to think of stories about sisters - there are the fairy-taley portrayals of good/pretty/clever vs. bad/ugly/dull sister, which are so not what I'm after, or protagonists whose sisters exist as foils or plot devices. I'd like there to be a sense of equal partnership. (I mean, the desire to find this sort of thing came to me during an episode of Supernatural, when I started wishing I could see the parallel universe version in which the Winchesters are girls).

There's probably loads that I haven't thought of. I'd prefer genre, something quite fun and adventurous, but recs of any kind would be lovely.

Comments

[dragon]

I kind of doubt that this is what you're looking for, but Melanie Rawn's Exiles of Ambrai series revolves in part around three sisters. However, one is definitely in opposition to the other two. It's a sprawling sci-fi/fantasy series and will probably be incomplete, as the long-promised third book has yet to be written (and book two ends on SUCH a cliffhanger, so it's quite a shame). The first book is The Ruins of Ambrai.

The other books I remember with a set of sisters are Dee Henderson's O'Malley series. Those are romantic fiction/crimesolving, albeit with a strong Christian orientation, so don't read if that's not your thing or you can't skip over it. However, while the family members are all definitely in each other's lives and show up frequently, each family member has his/her own book. I'd start with The Negotiator, although there is a prequel novel that doesn't directly deal with the main characters of the series.

Other than that, I can't think of too many sisters, which is a sad lack, although I do have several books with close female relationships, although they aren't the primary focus of the story (like Sharon Shinn's Mystic and Rider or Emma Bull's War for the Oaks).

I'll be watching this with interest to see what other people recommend!