<P> Bridget `` Bee '' Vreeland is the second - born among her best friends . ( In the film , she is the first . ) She and her friends grew up in Washington D.C . Her mother , Marlene , a debutante from Alabama committed suicide when Bridget was 11 years old . Her death creates a strain in the relationship between Bridget , her father , and her twin brother Perry . She is closer to her friends than her immediate family . Bridget excels in soccer and is known as the superstar of the group . She is also the most daring and courageous , often acting on impulse rather than reason . She usually does not think twice before doing something no matter how dangerous it is . Despite seeming to be the strongest of the four , she is actually the most vulnerable , often making self - destructive decisions when the consequences of her actions prove to be too much . Bridget 's most notable physical characteristic is the long , pale blonde hair . Carmen , Lena and Tibby , Bridget 's childhood best friends , often worry about Bridget because of her impulsive decisions . Bridget is also hardworking . In the Second Summer of the Sisterhood she arrives at her grandmother , Greta 's home in Alabama and works tirelessly in the attic transforming it into a bedroom . Marly and Bridget have many things in common like their intensity and beauty but Marly is described by Greta as giving up too easily . </P>
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committed suicide when Bridget was 11 years old