Country Life December 31 2014

Country Life December 31 2014 reveals the hangover cures of literary greats and takes a look back at the property market in 2014.

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This week in Country Life we suggest 144 inspiring things to do in 2015, we appreciate the imaginative interiors of the House of Falkland in Fife, we soak up some of this year’s seasonal excess with Melanie Johnson’s easy-to-make galette and we discover the morning-after hangover cures of literary greats.

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Agnes Stamp
Agnes Stamp

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 2026.

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