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The palace hits back at eating disorder jibes saying the duchess is ‘thriving’ in her new role. It’s the home of the size-zero star, a place full of scarily skinny actresses desperately dieting for their next role. Nevertheless, when Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, arrived in Hollywood with her new husband, Prince William, it was her […]

Hayden Quinn talks about what keeps him fired up, and the kind of girl most likely to win his heart. He’s easygoing lifeguard who’s very easy on the eye, but when MasterChef’s Hayden Quinn sat down for an exclusive interview with Woman’s Day, this cool customer wanted to set the record straight on a few […]

With her sight slowly being stolen from her, the much-loved reality star is making the most of every minute. She still has that trademark twinkle in her eyes, but sadly for Reggie Bird, the light is slowly fading. The vivacious 2003 Big Brother winner – now known as Reggie Sorensen, and the mother of two […]

The first pictures of the Beckham’s newborn daughter Harper Seven have been released by the couple via Facebook and Twitter. Victoria Beckham first posted a picture on her Twitter account of David with Harper tweeting: “Daddy’s little girl!” David soon returned the favour by posting a picture of Victoria nursing Harper writing “I took this […]

Florence Broadhurst: Her Secret & Extraordinary Lives by Helen O’Neill, Hardie Grant, $69.95. Helen O’Neill’s sumptuous coffee table book on Australia’s home design queen Florence Broadhurst first came out in 2006 and this new deluxe edition is bigger with much more of a design focus. Aficionados will notice more of Broadhurst’s signature prints and patterns […]

Blue Monday by Nicci French, Michael Joseph, $29.99. Nicci French is actually the pseudonym of UK crime writing husband and wife duo Nicci Gerrard and Sean French, and while the split personality of their voice is not immediately apparent, the duo’s books certainly benefit from the carefully crafted pace changes and character analyses that you […]

The Tiger’s Wife by Téa Obreht, Orion, $29.99. There are two tigers in this book. One is a semi-mythical creature that lives in the jungles surrounding the old Balkan village of Galina, an object of superstition, fear and dangerous gossip. It features in many of the stories told to a young doctor, Natalia, by her […]

When God Was A Rabbit by Sarah Winman, Hachette, $29.99. I was a bit nervous about a book featuring a talking rabbit, especially when young Elly, the narrator, names her pet “God”. Whimsical charm can curdle awfully easily. Yet Winman is one clever (debut) author. In two parts over 40 years — from the revolutions […]

The Wreckage by Michael Robotham, Sphere, $32.99. He’s mastered the psychological thriller. Now, with his seventh novel, set amid the wreckage of the recent global financial meltdown, Robotham stretches the canvas to take in money, power and international conspiracy. In Baghdad, prize-winning journalist Luca Terracini is risking his life to chase a story about the […]

Me And Mr Bookerby Cory Taylor, Text, $32.95. Martha is a bored 16-year old desperate to escape the tedium of small-town Australian life. Mr Booker is the perfect and oh-so-obvious solution. He turns up in a slick white suit trailing smart lines, cigarette smoke and low-rent glamour — married, of course — and the book […]