The Man I Never Met: A Memoir | 
so-soRead this in honor of the NFL‘s final week of the regular season! Adam Schefter‘s wife, Sharri, was widowed when her previous husband died in the twin towers in 9/11. This is the story of them meeting and building a life after 9/11, and Adam‘s reflections on the man he never met, Joe. It‘s a good story, but would have been better as article; the book dragged and the writing was a bit repetitive and flat. Very touching story though!
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ In 2007, well-known sports writer Adam Schefter married Sharri Maio, a 9/11 widow with a 6 year old son. Her husband Joe worked on one of the north tower‘s uppermost floors. This is a very honest, incredibly personal account of joining another man‘s family, and honoring his memory, while creating their own unique happiness. This story needs to be heard and will stay with me always.
pickFrom ESPN's Adam Schefter comes a touching, powerful memoir of love, loss, and family in the aftermath of September 11th.
Here are my reading stats for September.
17 total books
12 physical books
3 ebooks
2 audiobooks
My favorite was undoubtedly The Man I Never Met. It isn‘t the best book I‘ve ever read, but I literally cannot remember having such strong feelings and emotions about a book in a very long time. ♥️
pick“I have lived in that house for almost twelve years now—far longer than Joe did. But every time I come home, I feel like I‘m walking into joe Maio‘s house. And I am.”
Adam Schefter married Sharri Maio, a 9/11 widow. This is his memoir about his marriage to Sharri, and the role that her husband Joe has in it. It is such a moving and honorable tribute. I read it in one sitting and had tears running down my face for most of it.
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For all of us who remind ourselves on the anniversary of 9/11 to never forget, Adam Schefter and his family don‘t have to ever remind themselves because they live it everyday.
Schefter writes this story not with doom and gloom but with honesty, love, and in a hopeful yet realistic way of what life is like for all of them including extended family members. #Netgalley #TheManINeverMet Read my full review at thejwordpress.wordpress.com
