UNTITLED PB
eBook - ePub

UNTITLED PB

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eBook - ePub

UNTITLED PB

About this book

An inspiring and searingly honest memoir of how one woman had the strength and courage to change her life. Sylvia Harris was homeless, her children had been taken from her, and she was using crack cocaine. She is also a manic depressive. Now she's a prize-winning jockey with the world at her feet.

Sylvia's life was dominated by the fear of a faceless madness that could take hold without warning, causing terrifying hallucinations, delusions and bizarre behaviour. These could at any moment fluctuate back to ruthless clarity or all-consuming depression.

She had been labelled a 'neglectful mother', was beaten by her boyfriend, snubbed by family and neighbours and in trouble with the law. There seemed no way out.

Until she discovered that her childhood love of horses could offer a means of escape, a sanctuary from her isolation.

Sylvia felt the exhilaration and danger of riding, the joy of connection to these strong and graceful creatures, the redemptive focus and intuition of the race, the pure ecstasy of finishing, of winning, of beating her demons and all the people who never believed she would succeed, and never looked back.

As unforgettable as Seabiscuit and as touching as Horse Boy, Long Shot is for anyone who has been at life's lowest ebb – and survived.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. The Race Hawthorne Race Course
  7. The Start Santa Rosa, California
  8. Furlong One Santa Rosa, California
  9. Furlong Two Los Angeles, California
  10. Furlong Three Virginia
  11. Furlong Four Orlando, Florida
  12. Furlong Five Ocala, Florida
  13. Furlong Six The OBS
  14. Furlong Seven Quail Roost II
  15. Furlong Eight Mr. H
  16. Furlong Nine Breezing
  17. Furlong Ten Arlington Park and Hawthorne Race Course
  18. The Finish
  19. Epilogue
  20. Acknowledgments
  21. About the Author
  22. Copyright
  23. About the Publisher

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