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I KEEP TRYING TO CATCH HIS EYE
A Memoir of Loss, Grief, and Love
Sports journalist Ivan Maisel writes about the suicide of his son Max, delving into how his exploration of their complicated relationship led him to see grief as love.
In February 2015, Ivan Maisel received a call that would alter his life forever: his son Max's car was found abandoned in a parking next to Lake Ontario. Two months later, Max's body would be found in the lake.
I Keep Trying to Catch His Eye is the story of Maisel's love for a son who was so different from him, but who he loved so deeply, and how he came to learn that grief for Max was nothing more than a last, ultimate expression of love. Navigating the moments of their complicated relationship, as well as their love each other, Maisel explores the bridges he tried to build to his son and the grief that engulfed him and his family after Max's death by suicide.
Taking its title from Max's love of photography - and his tendency to only love the camera when he was behind it, looking away whenever his picture was taken - I Keep Trying to Catch His Eye delves into the tragically transformative reality of losing a child, all with grace, depth, and refinement. But by humanizing Max and humanizing his own grief, Maisel evokes understanding instead of sorrow, appreciation instead of anxiety - and love instead of fear.
Ivan Maisel previously published an essay about grief on Medium in 2018, which was featured on the site's front page. He has covered college football for nearly four decades, since 2002 as a senior writer for ESPN, where he writes for ESPN.com, appearing on television, ESPN Radio and on podcasts. He also served as Editor-at-Large for ESPN College Football 150. Prior to joining ESPN.com, Maisel covered national college football for Sports Illustrated, Newsday, and The Dallas Morning News. He has been honored seven times for Best Story by the Football Writers Association of America, and twice by The Associated Press Sports Editors, which in 2019 named him one of the 10 best sports columnists. Maisel earned a bachelor's degree in American Studies from Stanford University.
I Keep Trying to Catch His Eye is the story of Maisel's love for a son who was so different from him, but who he loved so deeply, and how he came to learn that grief for Max was nothing more than a last, ultimate expression of love. Navigating the moments of their complicated relationship, as well as their love each other, Maisel explores the bridges he tried to build to his son and the grief that engulfed him and his family after Max's death by suicide.
Taking its title from Max's love of photography - and his tendency to only love the camera when he was behind it, looking away whenever his picture was taken - I Keep Trying to Catch His Eye delves into the tragically transformative reality of losing a child, all with grace, depth, and refinement. But by humanizing Max and humanizing his own grief, Maisel evokes understanding instead of sorrow, appreciation instead of anxiety - and love instead of fear.
Ivan Maisel previously published an essay about grief on Medium in 2018, which was featured on the site's front page. He has covered college football for nearly four decades, since 2002 as a senior writer for ESPN, where he writes for ESPN.com, appearing on television, ESPN Radio and on podcasts. He also served as Editor-at-Large for ESPN College Football 150. Prior to joining ESPN.com, Maisel covered national college football for Sports Illustrated, Newsday, and The Dallas Morning News. He has been honored seven times for Best Story by the Football Writers Association of America, and twice by The Associated Press Sports Editors, which in 2019 named him one of the 10 best sports columnists. Maisel earned a bachelor's degree in American Studies from Stanford University.
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Published 2021-10-26 by Hachette Book Group - New York (USA) |