New from Jasper Conran, of the Conran design dynasty: Country, a photographic essay on rural life, with images by Andrew Montgomery. Writing in the Telegraph, Conran says, "I wanted to capture in words and photographs some of the many threads that, woven together, make up some of the fabric of the English countryside. To record the people and events I found during a year of exploration. The fact that I am a designer who has worked all his life with fabric, form, and color does not make me an expert on rural affairs, but when it comes to appreciating part of the texture of the English countryside, I think it may have helped." Country is $37.80 at Amazon.