The Looking Glass Brother, by Peter von Ziegesar

Peter von Ziegesar's Looking Glass Brother

The Leonard Lopate Show | Aug 16, 2013

Peter von Ziegesar discusses his homeless and schizophrenic stepbrother, who he came to take care of. The Looking Glass Brother is about growing up among Long Island’s gilded age families and tells the story of how his stepbrother, Little Peter, came into his life.

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