All the Colors Came Out, Kate Fagan
All the Colors Came Out, Kate Fagan
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All the Colors Came Out
A Father, a Daughter, and a Lifetime of Lessons

Author: Kate Fagan

Narrator: Kate Fagan, Kathy Fagan

Unabridged: 6 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/18/2021

Synopsis

This "love story for the ages" from a # 1 New York Times bestselling author comes an unforgettable story about basketball and the enduring bonds between a father and daughter that "will heal relationships and hearts" (Glennon Doyle).
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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. The lessons 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.

About Kate Fagan

Kate Fagan is an Emmy Award–winning journalist and the #1 New York Times bestselling author of What Made Maddy Run, which was a semi-finalist for the PEN/ESPN Award for literary sports writing. She is also the author of three additional nonfiction titles, a former professional basketball player, and spent seven years as a journalist at ESPN. Kate currently lives in Charleston with her wife, Kathryn Budig, and their dog, Ragnar.

Reviews

Goodreads review by aPriL does feral sometimes on June 24, 2021

'All the Colors Came Out' by Kate Fagan is a touching heartfelt memoir about Kate and her father, Chris Fagan. He was not just a good father to her and her sibling, he was their mentor and a constant supporter of whatever they chose to do. However, Kate's dad was diagnosed with ALS (amyotrophic late......more

Goodreads review by Shawna on March 13, 2021

Basically, my heart broke over and over reading this phenomenal love story. An intricate story about love, regret, deeper meanings, heartbreak, and more love. Kate is a beautiful writer, and a beautiful story-teller. Knowing this is her own true story makes it all the more compelling. I absolutely l......more

Goodreads review by Zibby on June 04, 2021

The author learned everything she knew about basketball from her father. He taught her life lessons through the sport. But after losing touch and being somewhat estranged for some time, when her father was diagnosed with ALS, the author left a high-profile job at ESPN to be closer to family. She spe......more

Goodreads review by sarah roach on March 07, 2023

Fantastic. Especially as a sports daughter who considers her dad (and mom) her best friends. But also, very raw. And some parts are hard to chew and if you’re in the midst of the end of a close family member, this may be a triggering book. I read it in half a day.......more

Goodreads review by Eric on June 09, 2021

A beautiful book, very moving.......more

Quotes

"While the world screams for our attention, Kate Fagan arrives, quietly hands us All The Colors Came Out, and we remember what matters. Fagan is an artist, so I knew this book would be brilliant. What I didn’t expect was her gut wrenching and soul cleansing honesty about the complications and confusions of familial love. I finished feeling understood, less alone, and committed to being braver with my own father. This book will help heal relationships and hearts. All the Colors Came Out is a love story for the ages."
 —Glennon Doyle, author of the #1 Bestseller Untamed and the founder of Together Rising

“This is a book about basketball, yes, and fandom and home, and about fathers and daughters, to be sure—about all parents and children, really—but most of all it is a story about the fierce and redemptive power of love.”—Wright Thompson, author of Pappyland

“A warmly appreciative memoir of sports and family.”—Kirkus Reviews

“This book. I read it straight through, barely moving until the last word on the last page. Here is a deeply affecting story about a father and daughter, human failings and human forgiveness, and finding an unflinching heart when you need it most. It is written with such love and honesty you won’t soon forget it.” —Sue Monk Kidd, author of The Book of Longings

"Like many women in my field, I inherited my love for sports from my dad, and the parallels between our bond and the one Fagan recounts here jumped off the page. But All the Colors Came Out isn't just about fathers and daughters--it's about the ways in which human connection shapes identity, and how those ties can be quietly frayed, and then, in the face of devastating adversity, repaired. It's a story of heartbreak and healing, and one that will sit with me for a long time."
 
 —Mina Kimes, Senior Writer at ESPN and co-host of NFL Live

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