A “brave and brilliant” ( ) portrait of lives arriving at different destinies, the classic John Edgar Wideman memoir, , is a haunting portrait of two brothers—one an award-winning writer, the other a fugitive wanted for a robbery that resulted in a murder. 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, weighs the bonds of blood, affection, and guilt that connect Wideman and his brother and measures the distance that lies between them. “If you care at all about brotherhood and dignity...this is a must-read book” ( ). With a new afterword by his brother Robert Wideman, recently released after more than fifty years in prison.