Caroline Bock: 5 books

In Caroline Bock's Before My Eyes, Claire has spent the last few months taking care of her six-year-old sister, Izzy, as their mother lies in a hospital bed. Claire believes she has everything under control until she meets a guy online who appears to be a kindred spirit. Claire is initially flattered...

Forty-seven stories—from flash fiction to full-length works, deeply felt, autobiographical fiction—unfold across he decades from the 1960s to present day and reveal a family's hopes and fears, truths and lies, and love. "With vivid, compact prose, the author Caroline Bock transports the reader...

When her doctor told her she could suffer a stroke just by walking across the street, Susan Blech knew drastic action was called for. She was only 38 years old, and the scale registered a life-threatening 468 pounds. Rejecting the idea of gastric bypass surgery, Susan relocated to Durham, North Carolina,...

Everybody knows, nobody's talking. . . . Seventeen-year-old Skylar Thompson is being questioned by the police. Her boyfriend, Jimmy, stands accused of brutally assaulting two young El Salvadoran immigrants from a neighboring town, and she's the prime witness. Skylar is keeping quiet about what...

Triathlon ist anspruchsvoll. Die Kombination der Disziplinen Schwimmen, Radfahren und Laufen stellt die Athleten vor besondere Herausforderungen: Wie trainiere ich drei Sportarten effektiv? Wie kann ich meine Technik verbessern und schneller werden? Welches Material benötige ich dafür? Wie vermeide...