Impossible To Forget

This is a beautiful coming of age, full circle, story of life-long friends, and the obstacles and emotions we all go through as we journey along in life. I loved all the characters. Angie was just the best representation of how we all need to be in tune with ourselves and be honest with what we want in life. I loved Tiger's free spirit and Leon's quiet passion, and felt like I most recognized myself in Maggie.This story is perfect for YA and up.

This book fell into my lap as my first choice to read after many years and eyes surgeries... Easy to follow...Well developed characters ... Held my attention... Thank YOU Amazon for this Free 📚

I enjoyed Impossible To Forget. Each character was well defined and the way the story connected everyone was well thought out. This truly was a touching, humorous, and interesting read.

I’m going to start with the reason I rated 4 stars versus 5. This book is not about the guardians reflecting on their relationship with Angie. It gets there…73% of the way through. At a full length of 384 pages, that’s a lot of pretext to get to what the publisher describes as the main point of the story. We could have done with a little less pretext and a little more resolution, and this would have balanced out nicely.When the story begins, we know Angie has passed away and has left some unusual but specific instructions for her friends in regard to her daughter Romany. Maggie is to help her with all things legal and formal. Leon is to look out for Romany’s cultural needs. Tiger is to ensure that Romany travels whenever she can. Hope is supposed to guide Romany regarding relationships and affairs of the heart.Once the friends have heard the specifics of the will and landed on how they’re going to follow Angie’s wishes, the book takes us back to the mid-80s when everyone met…everyone except Hope, that is. I truly enjoyed getting to know these characters, and I think this book will especially appeal to GenX based purely on the ages of the characters and the lives they’ve led.A story of unlikely friends, we experience how they managed through life together, always in touch, never too far apart, seeing one another through all the highs and lows that life has to offer. As we get to know each of the individuals, we can see how well they understand each other. We can see how much they love each other and how much they need each other.I do wish the author had spent more time on the resolution after Angie’s death. Hope is such an instrumental part of the story. We don’t meet her until halfway through because Angie and Hope don’t meet until Angie is in her late 40s. Two chapters later, we’re back to the core group of four. Five chapters later, we’re back to Hope, and that’s when we (the readers) learn the significance of Hope’s inclusion in the guardianship of Romany. The author spends close to 300 pages covering almost 35 years, and then the last 100 pages span a single year.All of the characters find a way through their grief, and it may or may not be what you expect from the beginning. I actually went back to reread the first two chapters because the characters had changed so much for me, even though they kind of stayed the same. I definitely formed an impression of each of them at the reading of Angie’s will, and I wanted to see if my impressions held up. (I won’t spoil it one way or the other.)If you’re 40+, it will likely bring back some memories from when you were 18 and just starting to make your way in the world and thought you knew it all. Those of you in your 30s will feel the before and after…before you were settled where you are now and what you have to look forward to. Those of you in your 20s might realize that you still have a lot to learn.This is an intimate — and memorable — read.

To me, characters make a book! Funny, mean, crazy! The story is about them, their lives and a young girl in the middle. We think we know it all when we're young but nice to know we can still learn a few things!

When I read the first chapter, I almost put this book down. I'm so glad I didn't. The book begins with the appointment of 4 "guardians" to help 18 year old Romany navigate her life after her mother dies. The story moves on to chart the building of the 30+ long friendship shared by most of the characters.This is a simple but endearing telling of good friendship and personal growth.

What a beautiful story about absolutely different people that became friends! The author did an amazing job winding them all together!

This is the first, but not the last I'll read. Very well written. Definitely recommend! You will not be disappointed!

An extremely heart story of grit ,determination, relationships and friendship. A story which started with such simplicity got intense with every page . Sacrifice in relationships has been the pivot of the book.

Interesting novel on the theme of friendships . I enjoyed the different characters ,their foibles and ultimate friendships . A laid back style of book !

I listened to this story on audio and it was fabulous. The narrator was excellent and I enjoyed listening to her tell the story.Impossible to Forget is a tale about single mother Angie, who dies of cancer, leaving her 18 yr old daughter alone in the world. To ensure Romany can get through her school exams and make it to university, where she will be okay on her own, Angie appoints in her will four close friends to be Romany's guardians.Each guardian comes with a strength, whether it be culture, contracts, relationships, or worldly knowledge, and after Angie dies, these guardians must step in to prepare Romany for the world.A witty, clever, heartwarming story that was well thought-out and full of little twists that it really was a delight to listen to. Even though you think you have all the characters and the ending pegged, none of it ends up quite how you expect it to.My only disappointment was that the author skimmed over Angie's passing in just a few sentences. This was a bit jarring, since the book travels back in the past and you get to know Angie well. The whole book then works towards the moment of her illness, but when you get there, it's hardly mentioned. I see a few other reviewers found this a bit strange too.Nevertheless, still a fantastic book and I'd read / listen to more from this author and narrator in a heartbeat.4.5 stars!

AA great story of friends through college and by those left behind a ski g them to step up when needed

Interesting story line and ideal for listenng to whilst driving. It's a gentle listen about relationships developing over years of knowing each other. Quite predictable but that's not a problem. I like a happy ending but I felt this ended too abruptly and would like to have known how the other relationships continued and about Leon's new direction Thank you for the book.