HANNAH JAMES

Country Style’s new features editor wrote about Hold Cottage (see page 60) and is happiest walking for days or with her nose in a book.

Hannah lives on Sydney’s Northern Beaches with her partner, Jim, and as many books as she can squeeze into the house. “I often walk into Manly along the harbour path,” says the 40 year old. “I grew up in Brighton, in the UK, and much prefer the beaches here!” She’s also a fan of the countryside and loves a weekend away. “I do multi-day walks whenever I can. My most memorable was in Nepal, thanks to the beauty of the Himalayas – and the altitude sickness!” Her first job, on a British magazine full of Georgian rectories and Tudor cottages, ignited Hannah’s love of homes and history.