Country Life December 10 2014
Country Life December 10 2014 goes fishing in Cuba and reports on the appeal of point-to-pointing.


This week in Country Life we identify the birds you’re most likely to see this winter and divulge what they really want to eat, we discover the origins of Impressionism, we celebrate three historic almshouses and we reveal delicious recipes with apples.
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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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