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~ Jennifer Lowe-anker (Author), Jon Krakauer (Foreword) "IT HADN'T OCCURRED TO ME that we would see Shishapangma from our plane as we flew toward Kathmandu..." (more)
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"A painful, beautiful and truthful memoir... Jennifer Lowe-Anker is a fluid and expressive observer of substantive, named details in nature, the minute study of which she and Alex shared, and of their lives. The book is most revelatory." -- Rock and Ice Magazine

"Forget Me Not is a sweet, honest, and heartfelt recount of Jenni's life... Jenni's words flow freely and truthfully, recounting both good and bad, pain and joy in her life with Alex. What is perhaps most poignant is her love of place, of Montana, of the wildflower fields of her youth, and of summer days spent with her grandmother in the land she loves. This is a story of true love, in many different regards." --Outside Bozeman

"Given Alex Lowe's high profile as one of the world's best climbers, it stands to reason that several notable authors [are] qualified to recount his life and accomplishments in the first book following his tragic death below a massive avalanche on Shishapangma. But no one is more qualified than his widow, Jennifer Lowe-Anker... Jennifer delivers a candid glimpse into the life of a driving and complicated force otherwise known as Stewart Alexander Lowe." -- Gripped Magazine

"Honest memoir." -- Outside Magazine

"Partly a women's memoir and partly an exotic travel adventure story." -- Publishers Weekly


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"Forget Me Not is a moving tribute, written with candor and grace, that warms the heart and inspires the soul long after the last page is turned." --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 276 pages
  • Publisher: Mountaineers Books (May 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1594850828
  • ISBN-13: 978-1594850820
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.7 x 1.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #208,903 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Not for everyone, February 21, 2009
By Eileen (Wisconsin, USA) - See all my reviews
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Jennifer Lowe-Anker is a very good writer and her late husband Alex was probably even more gifted with words. I found the story very sad and depressing. Alex never put his wife or children first in his life. His life was all about Alex and where he wanted to go and what he wanted to climb. He didn't care if he missed birthdays, anniversaries or holidays. He didn't care if he made Jenni move away from her beloved, dying grandmother. He probably needed that attitude in order to survive as long as he did taking huge risks in an extreme sport. That Jenni chose him for her partner was her choice but I felt really badly for their children. In the forward, Jon Krakauer wrote that Alex loved his family unconditionally. Not true. He loved them to not make any demands on him. Jenni wrote that he was unpleasant when he could not have his way and get away. She put up with a lot and excused even more. She even acknowledged that some other climbers found him to be a prima donna. I think she found it easy to fall in love with another man just months after the death of Alex because she never felt really bound to him.

I also found it sad to discover that because climbers from industrialized nations have the time and money for this expensive, dangerous sport, that they employ native Sherpas and Tibetans as their guides and carriers putting them at huge risk. For these impoverished people, how could they not be tempted by the money? I have since found that the death and injury rate among these native people is even higher than for the climbers who employ them. More selfishness.

So, although the book was very well written, I guess I am the oddball who was not enthralled by Alex Lowe. He regularly risked his life, his sons' father, for no other purpose than to feel like he was on top of the world. To me, a man is a hero when he puts his family and not himself first.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Am I the only one...?, May 30, 2009
I'm sorry...but, am I the only person who thinks Alex Lowe was one of the most self-centered, self-absorbed people on the planet? I couldn't even finish this book. The writing style was nice, but it made me so angry to hear Jennifer make a steady stream of excuses and justifications for Alex and his ridiculously dangerous pursuits.

If you are a born adventurer...fine. If you love the adrenaline rush of extreme sports...fine. If you love risking your life in pursuit of your dreams...fine. But, don't bring children into the world who have no say in such things. My heart aches for Alex and Jennifer's children - for all of the birthdays, holidays and special events missed their dad chose to miss...for all the times their dad chose mountain climbing over them.

The whole story really turned my stomach. I choose not to glorify a man like this. A real man realizes that when he becomes a father, life is no longer just about him. It is about something much bigger. Unfortunately, the biggest thing in Alex Lowe's life was mountain climbing.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A memoir to remember, May 6, 2008
By Naomi M. Judd (Spokane, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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In Jennifer Lowe-Anker's captivating life story, she not only tells of her own life in poignant detail but those of so many intertwined. From the beginning as a reader it is hard not to be taken by the passionate relationships between climbers, lovers and friends. Lowe-Anker reminds us of our own loves and losses as she describes falling in love with one of the finest Alpinists of this time. When she writes of his loss, the pang of that raw anguish hits the reader, even though it is mentioned from the beginning.

Death is never an easy thing, but as the author points out it is all around us, ebbing with the tides of life on this earth. As someone in a climbing relationship as well, I particularly related to the fears and elements described in the relationship that Jennifer and Alex Lowe shared, though even if you aren't involved with climbing it captures the core of all human relationships. Reading about the life she lived after she had thought it ended was a show of confidence and courage that everyone can use a dose of.

This book will take you on a journey through many high summits, and a story of how some may find themselves despite the ever changing tides that life brings us. Above all else you will leave the last page rejuvenated to live and love every day to the fullest from reading this heartfelt story of the Lowe and Lowe-Anker family.

The center insert of black and white photos are particularly absorbing.
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3.0 out of 5 stars A Good Story
A good story, though somewhat simply and naively written by a woman who's had an adventurous and lucky life (yes lucky, because even though her husband died, his good-looking,... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars A memoir you shall not forget.
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