Unforgettable

A Mother and Son's Final Days---and the Lessons that Last a Lifetime

By: Scott Simon

Narrated by: Scott Simon

"I'm getting a life's lesson about grace from my mother in the ICU.
We never stop learning from our mothers, do we?"

UNFORGETTABLE is a son's spirited, affecting, and inspiring tribute to his remarkable mother and the love between parent and child.

When NPR's Scott Simon began tweeting from his mother's hospital room in July 2013, he didn't know that his missives would soon spread well beyond his 1.2 million Twitter followers. Squeezing the magnitude of his final days with her into 140-character updates, Simon's evocative and moving meditations spread virally. Over the course of a few days, Simon chronicled his mother's death and reminisced about her life, revealing her humor and strength, and celebrating familial love.

UNFORGETTABLE, expands on those famous tweets to create a memoir that is rich, deeply affecting, heart-wrenching, and exhilarating. His mother was a glamorous woman of the Mad Men-era; she worked in nightclubs, modeled, dated mobsters and movie stars, and was a brave single parent to young Scott Simon. Spending their last days together in a hospital ICU, mother and son reflect on their lifetime's worth of memories, recounting stories laced with humor and exemplifying resilience.

UNFORGETTABLE is not only one man's rich and moving tribute to his mother's colorful life and graceful death, it is also a powerful portrayal of the universal bond between mother and child.

Unforgettable

A testament to the power of a mothers
Love. It was not about death, but of lovingly letting her move on.

Excellent!

If you could sum up Unforgettable in three words, what would they be?

Unforgettable, Classy, Honest

Which character – as performed by Scott Simon – was your favorite?

I loved all of the characters.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes

Any additional comments?

Such an honest, well written book.

Absolutely Unforgettable!

Scott Simon reads a very personal and beautiful story of his mothers life, his love for her and sharing her last days
What a remarkable woman!

We all had mothers

I am happy Scott had the time with his mother, that time is precious, it was for me too

A son's tribute to a great dame !

Scott Simon profiles his charismatic, colorful, unapologetic mother who experienced life wholeheartedly and on her own terms.