The French Country House

Now in paperback, this book is a gorgeous celebration of warm, intimate and quintessentially French country retreats.

Epitomizing what the French call l’art de vivre (the art of good living), The French Country House is a breathtaking invitation to share the charm of these private countryside dwellings. Here are beloved places of retreat—old manor houses, small chateaus, stud farms, even a former convent—that, because of their great age and accumulated memories, provide en…