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Like a beautiful scrapbook, Summers in France celebrates summer living and entertaining in the French countryside. On display is Ireland's renovated farmhouse, with fabulous fabrics and a casual chic flair. Come along to the French countryside with this energetic woman of taste, style and passion. Kathryn M. Ireland's look has been described as comfortable, bohemian, and family friendly with large doses of color and a lack of orthodoxy. Elle Decor dubbed it seat-of-the-pants chic. Snapshots of outdoor activities on and around the estate-excursions to flea markets and antique shops, canoeing, biking, swimming, boule on the lawn, horseback riding, and of course, casual dining-punctuate this luscious book of French country living. Favorite recipes for Mediterranean-inspired lunches and convivial candlelit dinners are also included. Kathryn M. Ireland is among House & Garden's "10 to Watch" architects and designers expected to influence 21st-century style. For the last decade, House Beautiful has named her one of the top 100 designers in the United States. She is the author of Creating a Home and Classic Country. She divides her time between Santa Monica, California, and Montauban, France.