Country Life December 17 2014
Country Life December 17 2014 relives the hilarity of the Nativity play and reveals the true character of the robin redbreast.


This week in Country Life we appreciate the ethereal beauty of cold, crisp frosty mornings, we learn the art of butchery, we discover what it takes to produce the Fortnum & Mason's Christmas window display and we reveal delicious recipes with chestnuts.
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Agnes has worked for Country Life in various guises — across print, digital and specialist editorial projects — before finally finding her spiritual home on the Features Desk. A graduate of Central St. Martins College of Art & Design she has worked on luxury titles including GQ and Wallpaper* and has written for Condé Nast Contract Publishing, Horse & Hound, Esquire and The Independent on Sunday. She is currently writing a book about dogs, due to be published by Rizzoli New York in September 2025.
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