If you're intrigued by personal tales woven into historical tapestries, 'Lest We Forget Revisited' offers just that—the intimate perspective of Lucy Christina Murray during pivotal moments in Chinese history. Her experiences during the Boxer Rebellion and subsequent years provide a fascinating glimpse into a foreigner's life in China at the turn of the century. It's a read that'll transport you into the midst of political upheaval through the eyes of someone who not only witnessed it but survived to tell the tale.

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In 1897, Lucy Christina Murray left Canada, the land to which her Scottish ancestors had emigrated nearly a century earlier, to sail overseas with her new husband. Her husband, William Pollock Ker, was a British consular official in China and, in 1900, they were posted to Peking and found themselves besieged in the Legation Quarters during the Boxer Rebellion. They emerged to read their obituaries in The Times of London and to face many more challenging years in China. They witnessed, firsthand, the end of the Qing dynasty and the emergence of the Republic of China. Despite personal tragedies, they grew to love and admire the emerging country. As the wife of a consular official who spent over thirty years in Asia, Lucy’s life was always challenging. On the domestic front, she had to be ready to pack up a household at very short notice and to adjust to arbitrary and frequent new postings. On the public front, she found each posting required new skills. One posting required her to act as hostess for Sir Ernest Satow in Peking. In Tientsin, she found herself organising the relief of the incoming White Russians. During her lifetime, she crossed paths with many historically interesting figures, both Chinese and European, including the last Emperor of China.

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