Apter, T(erri) E.

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APTER, T(erri) E.

APTER, T(erri) E. American, b. 1949. Genres: Literary criticism and history, Psychology. Career: Cambridge University, Cambridge, England, English and American literature teacher, Betty Behvens Research Fellow, Clare Hall, fellow and tutor; writer. Publications: Silken Lines and Silver Hooks, 1976; Adonis Garden, 1977; Thomas Mann: The Devil's Disciple, 1978; Virginia Woolf: A Study of Her Novels, 1979; Fantasy Literature: An Approach to Reality, 1982; Why Women Don't Have Wives: Professional Success and Motherhood, 1985; Altered Loves: Mothers and Daughters during Adolescence, 1990; Working Women Don't Have Wives: Professional Success in the 1990s, 1994; Secret Paths: Women in the New Midlife, 1995; The Confident Child: Raising Children to Believe in Themselves, 1997; Best Friends: The Pleasures and Perils of Girls and Women's Friendships, 1998. Address: 9 Huntingdon Rd., Cambridge CB3 0HH, England.