Book – French Chateau Living

Enchanting chateaux famously dot France’s Loire Valley and beckons visitors with their charm and history. The northernmost is the Chateau du Lude – a medieval fortress set between crenelated towers. In Chateau du Lude’s sumptuous gardens, the passage of time is marked by the fruit and vegetable harvests, the seasonal flowering of the parterres, and the annual garden festival and Pierre=Joseph Redoute literary prize.

Barbara de Nicolay’s family has maintained ownership of the chateau for more than two hundred years, and in this volume – richly illustrated with newly commissioned photography by Eric Sander – she recounts the history, legacy and a very French art of living at the Chateau du Lude.

French Chateau Living features:

• Hardcover, 264 pages.
• Written by Barbara de Nicolay.
• Photography by Eric Sander.
• Explores the rich and varied history of France’s Chateau du Lude.
• Divided into three main sections – The Chateau du Lude: A Thousand Years of History, Life At Le Lude and The Gardens: A Renaissance.
• Filled with stunning photography throughout.
• Begins with a foreword penned by Stephane Bern.
• Introduction penned by de Nicolay.
• Bibliography and acknowledgements at the back of the book.
• Includes a dust jacket.
• Published by Flammarion.

Dimensions: 25.5cm (l) x 31.5cm (h) x 2.7cm (w).