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Forget Me Not: A Memoir | 
 enlarge | Author: Jennifer Lowe-anker
Creator: Jon Krakauer
Brand: The Mountaineers Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 43308
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 276
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9 x 5.7 x 1.4
ISBN: 1594850828
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.522092
EAN: 9781594850820
ASIN: 1594850828
Publication Date: May 2008
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Forget Me Not: A Memoirby Jennifer Lowe-Anker, with a forward from Jon KrakauerIn 1999 Jennifer Lowe's husband, Alex Lowe, died tragically in an avalanche on the Himalayan mountain Shishapangma, leaving her alone to raise three sons. Alex was widely considered one of the greatest modern climbers and the world mourned his loss. While Jenni and her sons faced the absence of the most important man in their lives, Alex's best friend and longtime climbing partner, Conrad Anker, was dealing with the terrible loss as well as feelings of survivor's guilt. Jenni and Conrad gradually, and unexpectedly, found solace in one another and married in 2001. Conrad is now the adoptive father of the three Lowe children. Through letters and expedition notes from Alex, Forget Me Not spans continents and tells the story of three people whose lives intertwine to a degree they could never have imagined. Jenni's account takes readers inside a woman's heart and mind as she navigates her shattered life and survives, ultimately finding transformative love through her great loss. From the valleys of Montana to the peaks of the Himalayas, this never-before told story exposes the controversial yet ultimately redemptive power of love.The AuthorJennifer Lowe-Anker is a successful artist whose often whimsical paintings are rendered in vivid color and rich texture inspired by her Montana upbringing. Her work hangs in the private collections of Peter Fonda, Michael Keaton, and Jeff Bridges, as well as in the corporate collections of Patagonia. Lowe-Anker is founder of the Alex Lowe Charitable Foundation and its Khumbu Climbing School, which trains Nepalese in climbing and guiding skills, enabling them to successfully work and climb in their home region. Conrad Anker is a mountaineer and rock climber and mountaineer, actually a pretty good one.
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This is an awesome and riveting novel! October 10, 2008
I bought this book a week after it came out and have read it 2 1/2 times since I bought it. I have made many references out of this book in conversation and have learned a lot about the people in the climbing world as well as different areas to climb. This book has also inspired me to become a better climber, thanks to Jennifer. Being a woman in the climbing world is competitive and you need much perserverance to 'hang' with the boys. This book is great for all types of people and offers a little something for everyone to enjoy and learn from. I would absolutely recommend this to anyone! One of my top favorites!
A heartwarming tale of love lost and found October 10, 2008
Jenni's book has the power to touch everyone who has loved and lost. She opens up her heart and her family so we can all share in and learn from their experiences. Nearly every page brought tears to my eyes, tears of sadness and longing, tears of passion, of joy. A perfect read to put things back in perspective,... or to find a new perspective.
A book I will "Not" "Forget" September 21, 2008
Forget Me Not, was unexpectedly well done. When I first read the reviews I thought it would be just ok, because Jennifer's resume was that of a painter and not a writer, this being her first book. What I failed to observer was one can do great work when they have a strong passion. Michael Jordon is great at basketball player because of his strong passion for basketball. Jennifer Lowe-Anker wrote a GREAT, MUST READ book because of her love and passion on the subject. I hope she writes another book, I will buy it!
Forget Me Not wrote on subjects I enjoy (i.e. Himalayas, Mountain Climbing, Montana, and Outdoor Adventure), and in words I felt turned brought out pictures and emotions of living her experiences married to a superb mountain climber . Every page shared her internal and external challenges and emotions of living the life of a mother, wife, adventurer while married to one of the greatest mountain climbers that ever scaled a peek.
It's a book that sticks with you well after you finish. Like Alex Lowe's life, the book was too short, it left me wanting more...
She Did Not Forget September 15, 2008
Absolutely a wonderful book about real life events which makes it all compelling.
About love and relationships, and how the dangers of climbing affected everyone involved, Alex, the children and of course the author herself
And ultimately a tale of loss and survival in how life continues despite the loss experienced.
Extremely well written and engaging - if it was a work of fiction the storyline would have been powerful. It is more than that, it is unfortgettable and ultimately provides lessons we can all use.
Very highly recommended.
This book catches hold and doesn't let go August 9, 2008
My husband doesn't typically cry. He's not opposed to emoting and doesn't think real men don't cry. He just doesn't find much to cry about, so when he tried to read a passage aloud to me from Forget Me Not, but couldn't make it through for the emotion clogging his throat, he got my attention. Likewise, when my sister spotted the book lying on my coffee table and picked it up to take a quick perusal but ended up having to take it home because she couldn't put it down, I took note. Their reactions to Lowe-Anker's book paralleled my own. Although our reactions were similar, the reasons were different. My husband was moved beyond words by the Lowe boys' loss of their father, whereas my sister was hooked by sheer adventure: "Why read somebody's made-up story when this adventure is so amazing and it happened to real people!"
I read memoirs and biographies for their lessons on living. Lowe-Anker's memoir offers a look at the human spirit and its capacity for compromise, empathy, patience, trust, and forgiveness. Although this story is primarily supposed to be about Alex Lowe, I was drawn to the story of the plucky young woman who chose him as her mate and was struck by the tragedy of suddenly losing him. To be able to, to want to move on into a new marriage is a testament to the depth of love Alex and Jennifer shared. Long before I read this book, I happened across an image of one of Jennifer's paintings in a magazine. There were two horses; both were running, and launching herself midstride from one horse to another was a cowgirl. Now I understand the painting to be a leap of trust and faith in both the journey of a new relationship and in the heart of her new partner.
Forget Me Not is a book that braids the strands of relationships, discovery, adventure, love, loss, and courage into a story you won't be able to put down.
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