Curing Time

by Tim Swink

Overview

Sitting in a jail cell, uncertain of his own innocence, Hume Rankin finds himself lost and a long way from home as he recalls dismissing the blind old Negro woman's warning and is haunted by the possibility that he may have played a role in his own demise.

"I loved Curing Time. With absorbing artistry, Tim Swink depicts the mid-life struggles of a single character to weave a multifaceted tale of love and friendship, of bitter rivalry and murder, of human weakness and the magical power of life itself. As he chronicles the changes sweeping over rural America (and the nation) in the late 50's, Swink paints one of the truest portraits of race relation during that era that I have read. Full of great detail and insight into how a troubled soul affects all around it, Curing Time marks the arrival of a talented new Southern writer." - J. Peder Zane, Author and Former Book Review Editor, Raleigh News and Observer

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798891224155
Publisher:	Swink Publishing
Publication date:	02/18/2025
Pages:	242
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.56(d)

About the Author

CURING TIME is Tim Swink's debut novel. After working in the legal profession as an Attorney's Investigator for over twenty years, he has come back home to his first love, writing. Prior to his legal career, he was the Managing Editor at a small newspaper near Pinehurst, North Carolina. He has worked for USA Today, the Greensboro News and Record, Tarheel Magazine and is currently a contributing writer for O. Henry Magazine. A sequel to CURING TIME is in the works, as well as a third book entitled MADD INLET which takes place at Sunset Beach, North Carolina, in 1968-1969, during the turbulent crux of the Vietnam war.

Tim is the grandson of a North Carolina tobacco farmer and has peeled the caked tobacco juice from his hands as well. Tim and his wife reside in Greensboro, North Carolina.