What our homes really mean to us.

 What defines home?

Home means different things to different people - sometimes it holds clues to who we are, and what we become. Some people will tell you it's a place of calm and stability, others remember constantly changing series of lodgings. So what are the elements that make up a home - the way it looks and works and feels? What do our choices about home say about us? Are we comforted and reassured by the things we gather around us - or are we trapped by them?

In the ground-breaking new book Home, Stafford Cliff explores the reltionship that 50 well-known individuals. Through serious in-depth interviews, they share often for the first time - their thoughts, ideas and advice about home. Some are people whose home is a showcase of their work, or who create homes for others. Others consider their home a secret retreat from the limelight, and repel intrusions. Until now.

Home is full of fascinating detail, and unexpected, often poignant insight. Home will redefine what we expect from an interiors book.

An intriguing layout is combined with an astonishing variety of inspirational photographs, and highly individual text. The result is an absorbing investigation of the emotional and practical aspects of home - much of it surprising - some of it controversial - all of it riveting.

Home costs £30 and is published by Quadrille.