Ergebnis für "kick by kick!" in Belletristik

When rising rock star Jack Kingston comes to play on our college campus, I think he’ll be just another fix. Instead, he flips everything around and makes me question who I am, what I want, and why I do what I do. After he leaves, everything changes. Pushing myself in the pool, struggling to keep up with my twin sister, it’s what keeps me from losing myself entirely. Swimming isn’t my passion. It’s my source of stability. When I find the courage to finally start pushing my boundaries, I discover success in ways I never imagined, both in and out of the water.

Kathryn Scanlan’s Kick the Latch vividly captures the arc of one woman’s life at the racetrack—the flat land and ramshackle backstretch; the bad feelings and friction; the winner’s circle and the racetrack bar; the fancy suits and fancy boots; and the “particular language” of “grooms, jockeys, trainers, racing secretaries, stewards, pony people, hotwalkers, everybody”—with economy and integrity. Whittled down with a singular artistry, Kick the Latch bangs out of the starting gate and carries the listener on a careening joyride around the inside track.

Sebastian Porter is coasting through life when an accident brings his plans to a standstill. He returns to his hometown of Lake Caywood and is confronted with not only a painful recovery, but a painful past that has haunted him for years. Forced to navigate a complicated relationship with his father, Bas finds himself a stranger in his childhood home.

He’s a grumpy, retired kicker who says he only breaks things. I’m a thirty-year-old virgin with something he can break (and I don’t mean my heart).

For as long as he can remember, Mason has wanted to pursue his dream of being a musician. He’s been chomping at the bit to jump into the industry for years, but his daddy has been holding him back, claiming that Mason still has some growing up to do. As far as Mason is concerned, he’s plenty grown, and just as talented and driven as his older brother Cash. Mason knows that he has what it takes to soar. He only needs his shot. Just when his life takes the turn he always wanted, love and life open up a new path of possibilities that could be even better than he imagined.

Josef Bloch, antiguo portero de un equipo de fútbol, es despedido de su trabajo como mecánico y debe empezar una nueva etapa en su vida por cauces tan dolorosos como desconocidos para él. Vivirá escrupulosamente cada momento del día, pero también los atravesará como si un velo de algodón lo envolviera todo. Ni el cine, ni el crimen, ni el viaje lograrán crear sensaciones capaces de llegar a su conciencia de una forma clara. Sólo los recuerdos de su época de futbolista serán capaces de presentarse ante él de un modo más o menos aprehensible.

‘Speechless at just how breathtaking this book really is.’ Rachel Gilbey Three best friends. Three continents. Three months to live. How long can you keep a secret? Three best friends are embarking on an all-expenses paid trip of their dreams. The only catch? Every moment will be documented...

Vier ganz alltägliche Kurzgeschichten geschrieben von Carola Kickers ziehen einen roten Faden durch diese Anthologie wie die vier Jahreszeiten im Kreislauf des Lebens. Die beiden ersten heiter-menschlichen Erzählungen "Montagmorgen" und "Lilly" werden durch die nachdenklich machenden Erfahrungsberichte von "Die letzte Bühne" und "Omas Garten" abgelöst.