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In September 2009 movie star Patrick Swayze lost his long and bravely fought battle against pancreatic cancer. Dedications soon came flooding in from Swayze's many friends in film and television as well as from his legions of adoring fans. His was a life richly led and this memoir, completed just weeks before his death, is a testament to the strength and passion of this remarkable man.
It was January 2008 when Patrick Swayze was given the worst news of his life. What he hoped was just a stomach ache was actually stage four pancreatic cancer.
This book isn't just the story of Patrick's fight against cancer. In the public eye from the early 1980s, this is the story of a remarkable life and career. Intended as a low budget, straight-to-video production, Dirty Dancing became a cult hit and remains one of the most enduring films of the 80s. Ghost cemented Patrick as a hugely bankable star, in a role that has had a considerable cultural impact. Most recently Patrick returned to the public's adoring arms in TV's The Beast. This book will chronicle Patrick's personal life, too -- including his treatment for alcoholism following the death of his father and sister's sudden death.
What remained a constant in Patrick's life was his marriage and Patrick and Lisa's love story is inspiring, honest, heartfelt and transcends the typical celebrity marriage. This is a book that anyone who has faced cancer or a terminal illness can turn to: Lisa and Patrick have shown the world that cancer isn't just a diagnosis given to one individual, but a disease that can bring a household together or pull a family apart.
Bold, honest and inspiring, Patrick Swayze's memoir is the story of a remarkable man's life and career and of his refusal to give up without a fight.

‘Today, in his own words, tragic Patrick Swayze leaves his legacy for the world – a moving account of heartbreak, courage...and enduring love. The Hollywood hero began writing his autobiography after receiving the shattering news that he had pancreatic cancer’
3-page extract, News of the World 20/9

‘In his own bittersweet words, written before he died last week, the Dirty Dancing star tells how he – and his wife of 34 years – fought his cancer to the very last breath’
4-page extract, Mail on Sunday 20/09
‘A personal insight into the actor’s illness, life and career’
TNT Magazine 28/9

‘The Dirty Dancing star, who died from the illness earlier this month aged 57, recounts the moment two years ago when medics gave him the news’
Metro 30/9

‘It’s not often that a sweet, heart-warming – as well as heart-breaking – autobiography comes our way. But from the moment we opened this memoir we couldn’t help but becoming wrapped up in the enigmatic, exciting and ultimately wise world of Patrick Swayze’
5 stars, Heat 10/10
‘Make sure you keep the tissues handy for this remarkably strong, open and heartbreaking memoir’
Five stars, Heat magazine 31/10
‘The life of the man behind the heart-throb image. His memoir was completed by his wife as a touching tribute after his death earlier this year from cancer’
Woman 7/12
‘[The Time of My Life] takes the reader through a portrait of a strong marriage, including the painful last chapter of Swayze’s cancer’
‘Christmas books’, The Times 5/12
‘Shortly before Patrick died, he and Lisa wrote a book on their relationship called The Time of My Life. “I can’t tell you how happy I am that this book exists,” said Lisa’
Woman 11/1