From the author of the "New York Times" bestseller "Once a Runner" the best novel ever written about running ("Runner s World") comes that novel s prequel, the story of a world-class athlete coming of age in the 1950s and 60s on Florida s Gold Coast.Quenton Cassidy s first foot races are with nature itself: the summer storms that sweep through his subtropical neighborhood. Shirtless, barefoot, and brown as a berry, Cassidy is a skinny, mouthy kid with aspirations to be a great athlete. As he explores his primal surroundings, along the Loxahatchee River and the nearby Atlantic Ocean, he is befriended by Trapper Nelson, the Tarzan of the Loxahatchee, a well-known eccentric who lives off the land.In junior high school, quite by chance, Cassidy discovers an ability to run long distances, but his real dream is to be a basketball star. Still, Cassidy absorbs Nelson s view of running as a way of...
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From the author of the "New York Times" bestseller "Once a Runner" the best novel ever written about running ("Runner s World") comes that novel s prequel, the story of a world-class athlete coming of age in the 1950s and 60s on Florida s Gold Coast.Quenton Cassidy s first foot races are with nature itself: the summer storms that sweep through his subtropical neighborhood. Shirtless, barefoot, and brown as a berry, Cassidy is a skinny, mouthy kid with aspirations to be a great athlete. As he explores his primal surroundings, along the Loxahatchee River and the nearby Atlantic Ocean, he is befriended by Trapper Nelson, the Tarzan of the Loxahatchee, a well-known eccentric who lives off the land.In junior high school, quite by chance, Cassidy discovers an ability to run long distances, but his real dream is to be a basketball star. Still, Cassidy absorbs Nelson s view of running as a way of relating to and interacting with the natural world. Though he is warned of Nelson s checkered past, Cassidy dismisses the stories as superstitious gossip until his small town is stunned by the disappearance of a prominent judge and his wife. Cassidy s loyalty to his friend is severely tested just as his opportunity to make his mark as a gifted runner comes to fruition.John Parker s prequel to the "New York Times" bestseller "Once a Runner" vividly captures how a runner is formed and the physical endurance, determination, and mindset he develops on the way to becoming a champion. "Racing the Rain" is an epic coming-of-age classic about the environments and friendships that shape us all."
