'Sarah Fraser, who married into the modern Lovat tribe, tells the story of the "Old Fox" with notable panache...There was nothing in his character or history to admire, but there was still a grandeur to his villainy, one that makes delightful bedside reading for a posterity spared from having to live with him' Max Hastings, Sunday Times 'This superb biography shows [Lord Lovat's life] to have been akin to a John Buchan adventure story' Mail on Sunday 'In this colourful, entertaining biography, Sarah Fraser...does not attempt to excuse Lord Lovat's personal faults or political chicanery but, rather, [presents] him amply in a complex historical context' The Times 'Fraser treats Lovat with sympathy and understanding. Whatever his faults, he was a remarkable man and a considerable figure, worthy of some respect and even inviting affection. Her picture of Highland society is excellent and the story she has to tell is gripping. Much of it reads like a good historical novel' Allan Massie, Literary Review 'Sarah Fraser deserves to be acclaimed as a notable biographer...This brave and meaty book tells this remarkable tale with admirable patience, industry and understanding' Spectator 'Fraser's passion for the historic Highlands, the Jacobites and her husband's family carries the book along... Against this picture, Fraser paints a romantic picture of a charming rogue' BBC History magazine

Sarah Fraser was born in 1960 and, until recently, was married to Kit Fraser, one of the Lovat-Fraser clan. She has a PhD in obscene Gaelic poetry and is a regular contributor to Scottish radio and newspapers on Gaelic issues. She has four children and still lives in the Highlands of Scotland. This is her first book.