Driving Miss Norma

One Family's Journey Saying ""Yes"" to Living

De: Tim Bauerschmidt, Ramie Liddle

Narrado por: Christopher Grove, Nan McNamara

When Miss Norma was diagnosed with uterine cancer, she was advised to undergo surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. But instead of confining herself to a hospital bed for what could be her last stay, Norma - newly widowed after nearly seven decades of marriage - rose to her full height of five feet and told her doctor, "I'm 90 years old. I'm hitting the road."

Packing what she needed, Norma took off on an unforgettable cross-country journey with three professional nomads - her retired son, Tim; his wife, Ramie; and their standard poodle, Ringo - in a 36-foot RV. Driving Miss Norma is the charming, infectiously joyous chronicle of their experiences on the road - a transformative journey of living life on your own terms that shows us that it is never too late to begin an adventure, inspire hope, or become a trailblazer.

As this once timid woman says yes to living in the face of death, she tries regional foods for the first time, zip-lines through a former stranger's yard, and reaches for the clouds in a hot air balloon. With each passing mile (and one educational visit to a cannabis dispensary), Miss Norma's health improves, and conversations that had once been taboo begin to unfold. Norma, Tim, and Ramie bond in ways they had never done before, and their definitions of home, family, and friendship expand. Stop by stop, state by state, they meet countless people from all walks of life - strangers who become fast friends and welcome them with kindness and open hearts.

Infused with this irrepressible nonagenarian's wisdom, courage, and generous spirit, Driving Miss Norma reminds us that life is beautiful and precious and that family, fun, and self-discovery can happen at any age.

©2017 Tim Bauerschmidt and Ramie Liddle (P)2017 HarperCollins Publishers

A MUST READ!

Loved this book. As someone that loves traveling in our motor home, I thought it would be a fun read, instead it changed my life. Well worth a read at any age!

Inspirational

“And when I die and when I’m dead, dead and gone, there’ll be one child born in our world to carry on, to carry on.”

Norma's bravery

I loved it all. what a beautiful family. I wish more people would decide to truly live!

Driving Miss Norma

Extremely relatable. The joy, laughter, positive attitude towards the end of life wish more people could experience such a gift

Inspiring Story

The story was a little slow for me to get into but the more I listened the better it got. What an inspiration to LIVE LIFE to the fullest even with a dire diagnosis.
I hope I have that much life in the end.

A treasured story of living life.

thank you for sharing and blessing me with Miss Norma's story. it is a treasured story of living life.

touching, sweet, loving

I loved this book. The story was well told. I felt like a member of the family. I whole heartedly recommend this book.

Precious and entertaining!

Lovely story. They handle life and death with compassion, commonsense, fun and acceptance. I loved it as did my 47-year-old daughter.

Miss Norma, your journey inspires mine. TY.

I loved the story and lessons. Tim and Ramie deserve amazing kudos for allowing us all into their sacred time. Thank you for taking us along and for sharing Miss Norma with us. Thank you for saying YES when you barely knew the question you were being asked! A true sign of faith and love in action.

Read it!

A beautiful warm hearted story that will make you laugh and make you cry. It’s a lovely story of how to truly live your life whether it’s for you or helping a loved one live their’s. All had lessons learned and memories of a lifetime! Truly a lovely book that I held up to my heart and embraced it when I finished it; a lovely read.