Overview
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of What Made Maddy Run examines her father's lifelong love of basketball and explores how the sport guided her through life, their relationship, and his death.Kate Fagan and her father forged their relationship on the basketball court, bonded by sweaty high fives and a dedication to the New York Knicks. But as Kate got older, her love of the sport and her closeness with her father grew complicated. The formerly inseparable pair drifted apart. Thelessons that her father instilled in her about the game, and all her memories of sharing the court with him over the years, were a distant memory.When Chris Fagan was diagnosed with ALS, Kate decided that something had to change. Leaving a high-profile job at ESPN to be closer to her mother and father and take part in his care, Kate Fagan spent the last year of her father's life determined to return to him the kind of joy they once shared on the court. All the Colors Came Out is Kate Fagan's completely original reflection on the very specific bond that one father and daughter shared, forged in the love of a sport which over time came to mean so much more.Studded with unforgettable scenes of humor, pain and hope, Kate Fagan has written a book that plumbs the mysteries of the unique gifts fathers gives daughters, ones that resonate across time and circumstance.
Full Product Details
Author: Kate Fagan ,
Kate Fagan ,
Kathy Fagan
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Imprint: Little Brown and Company
Edition: Unabridged edition
Dimensions:
Width: 14.20cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 14.70cm
Weight: 0.159kg
ISBN: 9781549137594
ISBN 10: 154913759
Publication Date: 18 May 2021
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
A warmly appreciative memoir of sports and family. -- Kirkus Reviews
Author Information
Kate Fagan is the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of WHAT MADE MADDY RUN, as well as the coming-of-age memoir THE REAPPEARING ACT. She spent seven years as a columnist and feature writer for espnW, ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine. She was also a regular panelist on ESPN's Around the Hornand host ofOutside the Lines. Previously, Fagan spent three seasons covering the 76ers for the Philadelphia Inquirer. She lives in Charleston, South Carolina with her wife Kathryn Budig and their two dogs. Kate Fagan is the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of WHAT MADE MADDY RUN, as well as the coming-of-age memoir THE REAPPEARING ACT. She spent seven years as a columnist and feature writer for espnW, ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine. She was also a regular panelist on ESPN's Around the Hornand host ofOutside the Lines. Previously, Fagan spent three seasons covering the 76ers for the Philadelphia Inquirer. She lives in Charleston, South Carolina with her wife Kathryn Budig and their two dogs.
