The final book in Gil Schafer's trilogy on the American house, written after he became a husband and stepfather and began thinking more about how a home supports the people in it. It tours houses he designed in the Hudson Valley, above Lake Champlain, on Block Island and on the coast of Maine, telling the stories of each house and its owners. Schafer explains his thinking on making classical buildings feel modern, fitting a house to its region and landscape, and letting fancy sit comfortably beside simple. Photography by Eric Piasecki. Hardcover, 336 pages.