Becoming Boston Strong: One Woman's Race to Run and Conquer the World's Greatest Marathon

Named One of the "Best Nonfiction Books to Read" by Woman's Day, here is Amy Roe’s hilarious and heartfelt tale of falling in love with the Boston Marathon and its community, for better or for worse.

It’s 2004 and twentysomething Amy Noelle Roe is living by herself in Portland, Oregon, with few friends, little money, and no job. It’s not her year. With lots of free time on her hands, she remembers watching the Boston Marathon years ago and, inspired by that memory, decides to join a marathon...