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The lost and the found : a true story of homelessness, found family, and second chances / Kevin Fagan.

Summary:

Kevin Fagan’s The Lost and the Found, set in San Francisco -- one of the wealthiest cities in America -- takes an empathic, character-driven approach to exploring the human side of what’s behind the homelessness epidemic. An award-winning journalist and Pulitzer Prize nominee who has covered homelessness for decades and spent extensive time on the streets for his reporting, Fagan experienced it himself as a young man and brings a deep understanding to the crisis. He introduces us to Rita and Tyson, telling the deeply moving story of two unhoused people rescued by their families with the help of Fagan’s reporting, and their struggle to pull themselves out of homelessness and addiction, ending with both enormous tragedy and triumph. But The Lost and the Found is not just a story of individuals experiencing homelessness, it is also a compelling look at the link between homelessness and addiction, and an incisive commentary on housing and equality. Fagan shines a sharp light on this national calamity, and in sharing Rita and Tyson’s stories, The Lost and the Found has the potential to change the way we see and help the homeless. -- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781668017111
ISBN: 1668017113
Physical Description: xv, 271 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition: First One Signal Publishers/Atria Books hardcover edition.
Publisher: New York : Atria/One Signal Publishers, 2025.
Copyright: ©2025

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-260) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction: This is personal -- Part 1 -- Homeless central -- Rita : subterranean world in plain sight -- Surfer girl -- Beaches, boats, and freedom -- Homeless island -- "She had hit bottom" -- Part 2 -- Tyson : cardboard despair -- All the chances in the world -- Cool and smart and spiraling -- Hot guy on a slide -- Reaching into the void -- "He needs you" -- Get in the car -- He's cooked -- Part 3 -- Rita : a full smile -- Baron : rolling to hope -- Leaching out the street -- Panic -- To the stars -- Rita : "I've beaten worse" -- What matters -- Conclusion -- Note on methodology -- Acknowledgments -- How to help -- Notes -- Recommended reading -- Index.