Past Forgetting: A Memoir of Heroes, Adventure, Love and Life with Fitzroy Maclean [Paperback]

Veronica Maclean (Author)

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Publication Date: September 1, 2003

Veronica MacLean was born in the 1920s in the Scottish Highlands to the illustrious Fraser family and married the diplomat and politician Sir Fitzroy Maclean. Past Forgetting is the story of her life played out against the dramatic social, political, and diplomatic history of the 20th century. From her acquaintance with the Kennedys, Bushes, and the Astors to her friendships with Belloc, John Singer Sargent, and Freya Stark, the autobiography also charts her journeys overland to China, Persia, and Yugoslavia, her lecture tours in America, and her medical mission to the Balkans in the late 1990s.

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About the Author

Veronica Maclean is the daughter of the 16th Lord Lovat, hereditary chief of Clan Fraser. Her first husband was killed on active service in the Second World War; she married the diplomat Sir Fitzroy Maclean in 1946. Veronica Maclean travelled widely, visiting twenty-seven of the thirty-two reigning royal families while researching her book CROWNED HEADS. She is the author of three cookery books. She is a keen botanist and has created the garden at Strachur, Argyll.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Headline Book Publishing (September 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 075531025X
• ISBN-13: 978-0755310258
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,048,000 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars one of the best, February 18, 2008

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This review is from: Past Forgetting: A Memoir of Heroes, Adventure, Love and Life with Fitzroy Maclean (Paperback)

Brought an incredible span of time to life, so much of which is gone for good. Beautifully paced and candid even so far as a very Scottish fey element.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Past Forgetting, May 27, 2010

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This review is from: Past Forgetting: A Memoir of Heroes, Adventure, Love and Life with Fitzroy Maclean (Paperback)

A wonderful personal experience of a Highland Lady who lived through the 2nd World War experiencing personal loss, love, family, political life and adventure. I wish I could have met her.