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In a return to the bighearted storytelling that made him a star NPR correspondent, [Simon] pays full tribute to the ex-showgirl who...taught her only son to be honest, kind, and entertaining. Be assured, tears will fall.
— People Magazine
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With UNFORGETTABLE, Simon reveals not the possibilities of social media but its limits. Those 140-character bursts...seem inadequate compared with the skilled unspooling of this memoir. This book is about family secrets revealed...because a moment arrives when they're all that matter and secrecy no longer does. [Reading this] you realize that the tears have been flowing...easing your way through a book that easily matches its title.
— Carlos Lozada, The Washington Post
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A heartfelt, nostalgic, funny and uplifting celebration. Far from depressing, Simon uses precise prose and nimble portraiture to create an inspiring and unforgettable memoir that reassures readers that even the most ordinary life is extraordinary when examined.
— Shelf Awareness
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Unforgettable is a treasure. It is as poignant and tender and wise as Tuesdays with Morrie, with the added virtues of being unflinching and, quite often, very funny. At its center is a remarkable woman, gorgeous and charming and relentlessly honest, who remains a true star to the very end.
— Scott Turow, author of PRESUMED INNOCENT
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Who would have thought that such short intimate tweets could lead to such literature? This mother and son story is personal, universal, and filled with humor. Scott Simon reminds us of the transience of life and the endurance of love--and that beautiful writing is the best guardian of memory.
— Azar Nafisi, author of READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN
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This is an extraordinary book. Amazing. Breathtaking. Affirming. This book will change lives, restore hope to the broken-hearted, and remind the rest of us of what is truly important.
— Laurie Halse Anderson, author of SPEAK
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Simon's memoir is so captivating that everyone, not just fans of NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday, will enjoy learning about the wellspring that nourished the award-winning journalist's wit, intelligence, heart, and chutzpah. Wait, an enjoyable memoir about a dying mother? Indeed. That is part of Simon's...charisma. Every child should have such an opportunity to be there for his or her mother in those final days and hours. Every mother should have such a gifted child.
— BOOKLIST (*Starred Review)
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A charming tribute to a remarkable woman and the bond between mother and son.
— Kirkus Reviews
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In this tender memoir, Simon finds the last week of his mother's life to be a time for them to cherish each other and tenderly reminisce. He takes his quirky, devoted, gracious mother on her own terms, and his work shimmers as a touching tribute.
— Publishers Weekly
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“Unforgettable is a treasure…unflinching and, quite often, very funny. At its center is a remarkable woman, gorgeous and charming and relentlessly honest, who remains a true star to the very end.”
— Scott Turow, New York Times bestselling author of The Laws of Our Fathers
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“[A] poignant, funny, intimate memoir…This is an unforgettable meditation on a life lived, as Hemingway wrote, ‘all the way up.’”
— Laura Hillenbrand, New York Times bestselling author of Unbroken
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“Refreshing. [Unforgettable] celebrates a happy if quirky childhood and its central beloved architect: Simon’s mother. Unforgettable isn’t about modern medicine or death. It is about how to live.”
— AARP the Magazine
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“In a return to the bighearted storytelling that made him a star NPR correspondent, [Simon] pays full tribute to the ex-showgirl who…taught her only son to be honest, kind, and entertaining. Be assured, tears will fall.”
— People magazine
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“Simon reveals not the possibilities of social media but its limits. Those 140-character bursts…seem inadequate compared with the skilled unspooling of this memoir. This book is about family secrets revealed…because a moment arrives when they’re all that matter and secrecy no longer does. [Reading this] you realize that the tears have been flowing…easing your way through a book that easily matches its title.”
— Washington Post
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“An unforgettable portrait of a feisty woman who survived from another era.”
— Barnes & Noble, editorial review
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“Simon’s memoir is so captivating that everyone, not just fans of NPR’s “Weekend Edition Saturday,” will enjoy learning about the wellspring that nourished the award-winning journalist’s wit, intelligence, heart, and chutzpah…Every child should have such an opportunity to be there for his or her mother in those final days and hours. Every mother should have such a gifted child.”
— Booklist (starred review)
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“He takes his quirky, devoted, gracious mother on her own terms, and his work shimmers as a touching tribute.”
— Publishers Weekly
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“The familiar voice of NPR host and correspondent Scott Simon introduces listeners to a more personal side of his life in this audiobook…His relaxed pace and pleasant vocal quality are conducive to easy listening.”
— AudioFile