"My faith in the firmness of time slips away gradually. I begin to believe that chronological time is an illusion and that some other principle organizes existence. My memories flash like clips of film from unrelated movies. I wonder, suddenly, if I am alive. I know I'm not dead, but am I alive? I look into the memories for reassurance, searching for signs of life."
Nominated for the National Book Award, Stop-Time is a uniquely original memoir that follows Conroy's depraved childhood in New York and South Florida. Chapter titles include "Savages," "Space and a Dead Mule," "Shit," "Death by Itself" and "Losing My Cherry." Essential reading!
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