Still Me: With a New Afterword for this Edition

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this “bold and unflinching” (The Washington Post) memoir, the legendary star of Superman describes his rise to stardom and the journey he made—physically, emotionally, and spiritually—after sustaining a devastating, life-altering injury.

“Captivating . . . an emotional memoir [that] takes readers on a roller-coaster ride from the height of Hollywood fame to [Reeve’s] darkest days.”—New York Daily News

“When the first Superman movie came out I was frequently asked ‘What is a hero?’  I remember the glib response I repeated so many times. . . . Now my definition is completely different. I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles. These are real heroes, and so are the families and friends who have stood by them.”

The whole world held its breath when Christopher Reeve struggled for life on Memorial Day, 1995.  On the third jump of a riding competition, Reeve was thrown headfirst from his horse in an accident that broke his neck and left him unable to move or breathe.

Since then, Reeve has not only survived, but has fought for himself, for his family, and for the hundreds of thousands of people with spinal cord injuries in the United States and around the world. And with Still Me, he shares the heartbreaking, funny, courageous, and hopeful story of his life.

Reeve describes his early success on Broadway opposite the legendary Katherine Hepburn, the adventure of filming Superman on the streets of New York, and how the movie made him a star; how he moved regularly between film acting and theater work across the country; and his decision to work with Emma Thompson and Anthony Hopkins in The Remains of the Day. 

With dignity and sensitivity, he explores his complex relationship with his parents, his efforts to remain a devoted husband and father, and his continuing and heroic battle to rebuild his life after being rendered immobile. This is the determined, passionate story of one man, a gifted actor and star, and how he and his family came to grips with the kind of devastating, unexplainable shock that fate can bring to any of us.