Forget Me Not

By Elizabeth Lowell

Book Overview

The terrible tragedy Alana Reeves suffered on Wyoming's Broken Mountain has vanished from her memory. Now nothing remains of those six lost days that cost her everything she held dear. But a man has... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0380767597
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Avon
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 1.0" x 4.2"

Customer Reviews

This is a Love Story

A Romance novel is not necessarily a Love Story. And I love "unrealistic, why are they together" stories as much as the next avid reader. But this is a beautifully written, lyrical feast. I really appreciated the descriptive language. I loved how this story slowly unfolded. Not my usual style, but good writing wins every time.

Where is the sequel?

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I have read it so many times, I may have to get another copy. It can be difficult to leave the past behind, especially when there has been extreme physical pain involved. It surprised me that Rafe was able to be so gentle and patient with Alanna after all the torture the man had been through. It was a good story. The only question that I have for Elizabeth is: Why have you never wrote a story about Sam Burdette? You seemed to take a lot of trouble to mention him and his troubles during the story. It would be great to have a story about him, too.

Sensual, allegorical love poem. Still a keeper!

Rafe is a man who survived hell as a POW (sort of). He survived by dreaming of his love, Alanna. Only when he "returns from the dead", he discovers the woman he loved enough to live for didn't love him enough to wait. . . she was "happily married" to her singing partner. He's filled with bitterness and never tells anyone he's alive. Alanna is disgusted with herself for her loveless, marriage of convenience. She discovers Rafe still alive & tries to reconcile with him, but he rejects her. Alone, despondant, she goes back to her husband.But she's no longer the girl she was and Jack senses their careers are over and convinces Alanna to go camping one last time. Admidst a storm, Rafe's bitterness, Alanna's memory, and Jack's life is washed away.Rafe vows to set Alanna free by giving her bvack her memories and her life. The fishing scenes are all metaphores for his dreams for Alanna. She's the elusive trout, he's the hungry fisherman. Trying to lure her from the depths of her own fears, trying to convince her that being with him is better than being anyplace else. His hooks are all barbless - she won't be killed coming to the surface.The result is a love story that makes me ache for the pain of two people trying desperately to reach each other through miles of tangled memories. The allegories make this more poem than prose and I loved it.

Wonderful

This is a wonderfully well written book. It is amazing how fluid and beautiful the prose is. From the beginning to the end the richness of Rafe's love and dedication to the woman who needs him holds you in its thrall. The slow evolution of Alana's memory and how she grapples with it psychologically is also very well done. More contemporary novels from Elizabeth Lowell please!

A book living up to its title.

Alana Reeves doesn't remember six days she spent on Broken Mountain. All she got from those days was a broken ankle, a dead singing partner/husband-in-name-only . . . and a fear she tries night and day to escape. Stepping out of her past is her former fiance who she thought was dead: Rafe Winter. Rafe comes back to heal her and maybe recapture the love they once shared. Elizabeth Lowell at her best!