A COUNTRY LIFE: At Home in the English Countryside
Roy C. Strong, , illus. by Julia Trevelyn Oman. . St. Martin's, $19.95 (192pp) ISBN 978-0-312-30709-7
Flowery language abounds in this slim collection of diary-like musings by Strong, former director of Britain's Victoria & Albert Museum and National Portrait Gallery. Now a critic, historian and garden designer to such clients as Prince Charles, Elton John and the late Gianni Versace, Strong cuts a broad swath on the English arts scene. Thankfully, his upper crustiness is softened by eccentric charm, making these dispatches from his country estate, the Laskett, an entertaining choice for armchair gardeners and society wannabes. Published in Britain's
Reviewed on: 02/03/2003
Genre: Nonfiction
Hardcover - 160 pages - 978-1-85793-443-4