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Lady Winifred Fortescue

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Lady Winifred Fortescue Famous memorial

Birth
Great Bealings, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, England
Death
9 Apr 1951 (aged 63)
Opio, Departement des Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Burial
Opio, Departement des Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France Add to Map
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In the early 1930's, John and Winifred Fortescue, now Sir John and Lady Fortescue, moved to Provence and there she wrote her famous and bestselling Perfume from Provence, and the sequel Sunset House. (Perfume from Provence became a bestseller once again when it was re-published by Black Swan in 1992.) Her autobiography, There's Rosemary, There's Rue, was first published in 1939.Trampled Lilies continues her story of Provence during World War Two. Her other books include Mountain Madness, Beauty for Ashes and Laughter in Provence.
In the early 1930's, John and Winifred Fortescue, now Sir John and Lady Fortescue, moved to Provence and there she wrote her famous and bestselling Perfume from Provence, and the sequel Sunset House. (Perfume from Provence became a bestseller once again when it was re-published by Black Swan in 1992.) Her autobiography, There's Rosemary, There's Rue, was first published in 1939.Trampled Lilies continues her story of Provence during World War Two. Her other books include Mountain Madness, Beauty for Ashes and Laughter in Provence.

Bio by: P. Riley



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  • Added: Nov 2, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6901736/winifred-fortescue: accessed ), memorial page for Lady Winifred Fortescue (7 Feb 1888–9 Apr 1951), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6901736, citing Opio, Opio, Departement des Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France; Maintained by Find a Grave.