Introduction; Alicia; Catherine; Cécile; Celestina; Charlotte; Christelle; Claire; Clarisse; Cornélie; Evelyne; Frédérique; Laure; Marie-Christine; Marie; Nathalie; Sabine; Sophie; Stéphanie; Valérie; Ysabel; The Girlfriends' Recommendations; Un Grand Merci.;Meet 20 beautiful, creative French women who live with passion; work every day; and love to take care ot their homes and families. Visit them in their grand chateaux or charming little country cottages or Parisian apartments. Learn where they shop, where they work, where they play, how they dress and, how they entertain. Absorb each girlfriend's style and joie de vivre. Santoni's affectionate writing, along with gorgeous photography, tells each woman's story with an intimacy usually reserved for the closest of girlfriends.