What’s in Your Beach Bag?
Though she hails from Great Britain (she’s the daughter of acclaimed English decorator David Hicks and the goddaughter of Prince Charles), India Hicks has become synonymous with the Bahamas. For nearly 25 years, she and partner David Flint Wood, along with their five children, have called Harbour Island home. “I love that life here is very raw. It’s driven by Mother Nature for good and bad. We face devastating storms. But she also provides us with some beautiful sunsets and some extraordinary pink sand.” That rawness has inspired a laid-back approach to parties and gatherings, showcased in Hicks’s new book, An Entertaining Story. “There are definitely ideas for exquisite dinners laid out under the stars, but it’s more about making the most of what you have at hand,” she says. “It’s…