Racing Time is a book of searing intensity shining a healing light into the wounds of loss. Most of all, it is a celebration of life-long friendships with three men -- each outspoken, authentic, and a lover of the out-of-doors. In a period of nine months, Smithwick delivers the eulogies of these three who have been his nexus to the world of steeplechasing and Thoroughbred racing. Written to stand on its own, this is the third of a trilogy, following the memoirs Racing My Father and Flying Change. It continues with the vivid prose and sensory descriptions of the first two books, then takes a different path, delving deeply into the psyche of men, showing one man's love and respect for another, sometimes his anger and disappointment, and always his sense of loyalty and wonder. Smithwick takes the reader through the joy and excitement of shared youthful experiences, into the camaraderie of adulthood, and ends with the clap of a thundercloud calling on us all to live life to the fullest.
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Weight: 968g
Dimensions: 155 x 230mm
Publication Date: 01 Jul 2019
Publisher: Dementi Milestone Publishing
Publication City/Country: United States
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781733026802
About Patrick Smithwick
Starting at the age of twelve Patrick Smithwick began working with his father and mentor the legendary steeplechase jockey A.P. Smithwick. Patrick worked his way through college by exercising Thoroughbreds at the major East Coast racetracksand by competing in steeplechase races at Belmont Park Monmouth Park and Saratoga as well as at hunt meets such asThe Maryland Hunt Cup and the Grand National. He received a Bachelor ofArts from Johns Hopkins University in 1973 and a Master of Arts in Creative Writing from Hollins College in 1975. In 1988 he received a Master of Liberal Arts from Johns Hopkins University and in 2000 his degree in Education for Ministry. A newspaper writer for several years Patrick began teaching English philosophy photography and journalism at both the high school and collegiate levels. In addition to Racing My Fatherand Flying Change he has written The Art of Healing: Union Memorial Hospitaland Gilman Voices 1897-1997. Patrick lives with his wife Ansley Associate Head of Oldfields School on the Monkton horse farm where he was raised.