A powerful true story of loss and hope by one of the biggest names in
sports media.
On September 11, 2001, Joe Maio went to work in the north tower of the
World Trade Center. He never returned, leaving behind a wife, Sharri,
and 15-month old son, Devon. Five years later, Sharri remarried, and
Devon welcomed a new dad into his life.
For thousands, the whole country really, 9/11 is a day of grief. For
Adam and Sharri Maio Schefter and their family it's not just a day of
grief, but also hope. This is a story of 9/11, but it's also the story
of 9/12 and all the days after. Life moved on. Pieces were picked up.
New dreams were dreamed. The Schefters are the embodiment of that.
This book will give voice to all those who have chosen to keep living.
It's gratifying and beautiful. But also messy and hard. Like most
families. Except that one day every year history comes roaring back. How
do you embrace that? How do you honor that?
The Man I Never Met is also a peek at Adam Schefter, the man behind
the headlines and injury reports; a real person who has a real family.
His book will follow in the path of recent ESPN books by Tom Rinaldi and
the late Stuart Scott - books that have transcended sport to examine the
raw emotion of life.
