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The French Country Diary 2012, created by Linda Dannenberg with photographs by Guy Bouchet, continues the long tradition of this elegant, beautifully designed, and perennially popular week-at-a-glance engagement calendar. From breakfast in a Provencal garden with warm baguettes and flaky croissants, to the back room of a connoisseur's antique shop in Paris known for its 18th-century treasures, the iconic French Country Diary 2012 presents the glory of France in 52 intimate vignettes. Here to savor from week to week are the light and color, the beauty and flavors of France.A gorgeous blue-floral fabric pattern graces the vibrant slip-case, while the linen-textured book cover within displays the year '2012' on a ground of brilliant fuchsia. Lush endpapers, rich paper stock, generous space for jotting daily notes, and back matter that includes decorative address pages are what the Diary's worldwide legion of fans have come to expect. New this year is a handsome grosgrain ribbon stitched in place to mark the passing weeks.Full-color photographs throughout; 3-piece cover, Saifu cloth spine; 128 pages; 8" x 8" x 0.7" inchesGift-boxed