RACE

About the Book

Ms. MacLean's debut novel illuminates the difficulty of racial identity and the chaos it can create. The narrative deftly investigates racism beyond simple black and white figures (Angela proves not "dark" enough for her black relatives, though most of the white world view her as black). Dotted with ghosts, sex scenes and ramblings in New Orleans and abroad, the story can be thrilling... an endless string of docile servants round out this astutely delicate dramatization of race relations. The story provides a worthwhile glimpse at how startling the answers to questions of heredity can be Kirkus review . With a fluid and truly elegant style and the controversial subjects of Races as well as "reincarnation", the talented Marie-Madeleine MacLean has brilliantly created a sinfully entertaining novel with the full force of intelligence behind a frightening drama." Race .The colour of shame" is indeed a brilliant debut novel and certainly an instant classic... Literary and creative artists This highly thought provoking exceptional novel about "racism and reincarnation" and the terrible chaos it can create, brilliantly defines the unique style as well as the perfect punctuation of its stylish French author. Crisp, with intelligent dialogues and richly detailed with an undeniable sharp "designer's eye", with a string of colorful characters who elegantly "dress to kill", the seemingly aloof Ms. M-M MacLean has certainly achieved an absolutely seductive and brilliant debut novel; certainly as brilliant as its beautiful and extremely stylish author... A must read!!! Jacques Bruyas. Author.

About the Author

Born Marie-Madeleine Maxence De Mees, was the daughter of a French Air Force General and a descendant of the De Mees family ennobled in Rotterdam in 1630, who held some of the oldest private banks in Europe. Her great uncle was Monsieur Pierre Roussel ,of the French Academy.

Ms. MacLean was born in Africa and grew up in Switzeland, where she graduated with degrees in History and Art. In addition to French, she speaks English, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.
At the age of 17, she began a career in high fashion modeling in Paris and at the age of 25, in London, she married Michael MacLean, the son of the famed international novelist, Alistair MacLean (“The Guns of Navarone”, “Where Eagles Dare”, “H.S.M. Ulysse”).

A few years later, Ms. MacLean opened an international interior design firm based in Geneva, Switzerland. Her works have been featured numerous times in international interior design magazines.
Ms. MacLean eventually sold her business to devote herself exclusively to writing.

She finished her first novel, “ Race.The Colour of Shame” in the Fall of 2012 (soon to be made into a movie) . She is currently working on her second novel, “Act of Intention”, that will be published by the spring of 2013.
Ms Marie-Madeleine Maclean spends her time between California, Switzerland and the South of France.

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