Brothers and Keepers

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by Wideman, John Edgar MemoirsPublished 03/05/2018 by Canongate Books (Canongate Canons) in the United Kingdom as part of the Canons series. Paperback | 368 pages197 x 129 x 22mm | 280gBrothers and Keepers is John Edgar Wideman's seminal memoir about two brothers - one an award-winning novelist, the other a fugitive. Wideman recalls the capture of his younger brother Robby, details the subsequent trials that resulted in a sentence of life in prison, and provides vivid views of the American prison system.A gripping, unsettling account, Brothers and Keepers weighs the bonds of blood, tenderness and guilt that connect him to his brother and measures the distance that lies between them. Show more