The King and the Quirky

Thirty-four-year-old Heather Siegel is eccentric, artsy, and independent, and she doesn't believe in romantic fairy-tales. At least not until she meets her opposite in Jon, a man of science, logic, and kingly ego. Not only does she fall for the idea of love and "soulmates," she goes one step further—she moves to the suburbs of Long Island and invests wholeheartedly in marriage and motherhood. Naturally, it doesn’t take long before she finds herself lost and adrift. To regain a shred of her old self, she embarks upon a series of quirky and painfully humorous entrepreneurial and health adventures. Can you be a stay-at-home mother and still be a feminist? Should we believe in the “true love” narrative? These are questions posed within this high drama of the mundane, in which (spoiler alert) no murder happens, no affair unfolds, and no death, illness, or trauma is suffered.

Heather Siegel is the author of the memoir, Out from the Underworld, which was named a finalist in Foreword Reviews 2016 INDIES Book of the Year Award. She holds an MFA from The New School University and teaches academic and creative writing for continuing education programs and local colleges. She lives on Long Island with her family in a farmhouse that always needs something fixed. More about her can be found at www.heathersiegel.net