<p><b>**Winner of the <i>Sunday Times </i>Sports Book of the Year Award 2023</b><b>**</b><br><b>**Winner of the Rugby Book of the Year Award 2023**<br></b><b>**Longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2022**</b><br><b>**A perfect gift for Father's Day**<br><br>'Powerful, moving' - <i>The Guardian</i><br><br>'A deeply affecting read [...] among the most important ever' - <i>Daily Mail</i></b><br><br><b>'So powerful. This book might just change the way you think about sport forever' - Sir Clive Woodward</b><br><br><b>'As brave as they come' - Gareth Thomas</b><br><br><b>'Moving and profound' - <i>The Times</i></b><br><br><b>'Heartbreaking' - Owen Slot, <i>The Times</i><br><br></b><b>'I'm in my early forties. There are days when I don't remember the names of my wife and four kids . . .'</b><br><br><b>RUGBY, DEMENTIA AND THE FIGHT OF MY LIFE<br></b><br>In 2003, England won the Rugby World Cup. Steve Thompson was in England's front row, at the heart of the match, and at the heart of the scrum - one of sport's most violent battlegrounds.<br><br> But triumph came at a cost. Today, he remembers nothing about playing in that final. In his words, watching the tape back is like watching a ghost. <br><br> The years of hurt, and the culture of sucking up punishment and coming back for more, have taken a terrible toll. Steve has been diagnosed with early onset dementia, and serious progressive brain damage. Steve and his wife Steph had a happy family life planned, with decades ahead of them. Now he needs to capture these elusive memories for the sake of his children, before they disappear forever. <br><br> With stories contributed by his world-cup winning teammates and his former manager, Sir Clive Woodward, <i>Unforgettable</i> is raw, powerful storytelling. This tale of hope and courage stands as testament to the ultimate strength of the human mind - and to a man no longer pushing himself to the limit for competition, but for his own place in the world.</p>
