"A darkly funny and devastating memoir of growing up in '90s Manhattan with a mentally ill single parent"-- Provided by publisher.

Preface: Liars --The man who wasn't there -- Yorkville on my mind -- The kids are alright -- That's how the light gets in -- Launched -- Selling for scrap -- Breaking it off -- Switching teams -- Father figure -- Hitched -- That's why they call it labor -- A room full of men -- The apple and the tree -- Gimme shelter -- Detritus -- Mermaid manor -- Checking in -- I lift up my eyes.