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A prismatic, provocative look at one family -- led by a charismatic, defense attorney father -- whose bonds exist on both sides of the law The Siegels of New York are a singular creation -- quirky, idealistic, shaped in large part by Siegel's father, a lovable, impossible man of gargantuan appetites and sloppy ethics, a criminal defense attorney who loved his drug-dealing clients a little too much and went to prison as a result. Siegel's mother decided to pour her energies into making her children refined, art-loving mavens of fine dining in international settings -- all the things that his father was not, with Robert as her most targeted ally. Once out of prison, Siegel's father struggled with depression, attempting to reenter legal practice, with age and finances nipping at his heels.
About the Author
Robert Anthony Siegel's collection of autobiographical essays, Criminals, is forthcoming from Counterpoint Press in July, 2018. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Smithsonian, The Paris Review, The Oxford American, and Tin House, among other venues, and has been recognized with Pushcart and O. Henry prizes, among other distinctions. He is also the author of two novels, All the Money in the World and All Will Be Revealed.
