Description
Award-winning San Francisco Chronicle journalist Kevin Fagan has been covering homelessness for decades and has spent extensive time on the streets for his reporting. In The Lost and the Found, Fagan introduces us to Rita and Tyson, two unhoused people who were rescued by their families with the help of his own reporting, and chronicles their extraordinary struggles to pull themselves out of homelessness and addiction.
Having experienced homelessness himself, Fagan brings a deep understanding to his subjects and offers more than individual stories: he provides a compelling look at the link between homelessness and addiction and an incisive commentary on housing and equality. The Lost and the Found ends with both tragedy and triumph, humanizing this national calamity and changing the way we see the unhoused.
Endorsements
“A riveting, deeply compassionate narrative of homelessness, despair, and hope” — The New York Times