Country Interiors.

The heart and soul of country houses around the world The calm, quiet, green countryside is the ultimate escape from busy city lives. Living in harmony with the eternal landscape is the dream of many city-dwellers. In Country Interiors, editor Angelika Taschen and author Diane Dorrans Saeks take readers into the heart and soul of country houses around the world. On 304 colorful pages, readers visit creative weekend retreats, charming cottages, rustic hideaways, and traditional family homes. This collection of more than 40 private domains ranges through Europe, America, and Australia. Every page lives and breaths relaxed country experiences, and honors lives well-led in a rural setting. Each surprising and dramatic page brings to scintillating life the sounds, scents, emotions and images of country life in all seasons. Country Interiors is the definitive and heart-stopping book on country houses around the world.

Diane Dorrans Saeks is the bestselling author of fifteen books, including "Hollywood Style" and "Michael S. Smith: Elements of Style," She was a founding editor of "Metropolitan Home" and "Garden Design" magazines. Saeks is currently Interior Design Editor for "PaperCity" and a correspondent for "W" and "WWD," She lives in San Francisco.

Angelika Taschen studied art history and German literature in Heidelberg, gaining her doctorate in 1986. Working for Taschen since 1987, she has published numerous titles on the themes of architecture, photography, design, contemporary art, interiors, and travel.