Living In The Country

Jane Treays, director of Inside Claridges, is shining a spotlight on the enduring love affair the British have with their landscape. In Living In The Country (working title), she looks through the eyes of Country Life magazine, that 120 year old bible of the middle and upper classes, as it features cottages and castles, farms and gardens.
　　With just 18 percent of us living in the countryside and the majority residing in cities, towns and suburbs, many of us are increasingly divorced from a rural way of life. While many people claim they would love to live in the country, does the reality live up to the rural dream?