Now to Love

The tension in the love triangle between Edward, Bella and Jacob mounts in the third instalment of the Twilight saga. Bella, the teen misfit who fell in love with a vampire, Edward, played by Robert Pattinson, is forced to confront the depth of her feelings for long-time friend and some-time werewolf Jacob, played by young […]

Do you consume 10 teaspoons of high-quality, extra-virgin olive oil a day? New research from Spain suggests this is exactly what you should do to protect yourself against breast cancer. New research by scientists at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona found that olive oil can work towards preventing and fighting against a gene that drives […]

On a two-day walking safari through South Africa’s Kruger National Park, Mike Dolan can’t rid himself of the thought that he could end up as a tasty snack for a lion.

Alexander McCall Smith's book "No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency" has put small Botswana towns on the map. McCall Smith shows us around 'his' Botswana.

Is the queen of daytime TV, Oprah Winfrey, finally down and out? Despite being named by Forbes magazine as the most powerful celebrity in Hollywood, Oprah Winfrey’s daytime show had its lowest ratings in its 24-year history last week. While making a staggering $315 million last year, the 56-year-old’s connection with her audience may be […]

Read our review of Elizabeth Speller’s The Return Of Captain John Emmett then tell us what you think on the form below for a chance to win a copy of the AWW Cooking School cook book and have your critique printed in The Australian Women’s Weekly books pages. When a young English soldier unexpectedly commits […]

TIGER HILLS BY SARITA MANDANNA, WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON, $32.95. From the moment of her birth in a village in southern India, Devi is marked out as special. She becomes a beautiful, innocent girl with the heart of a tigress, who battles with betrayal, loss and poverty. Set in the early 20th century, Devi’s story develops […]

THE GRAND HOTEL BY GREGORY DAY, RANDOM HOUSE, $32.95. The Grand Hotel is the kind of place – and book – which answers our need for the things that can be lacking in our lives: community, eccentricity, fun, freedom, history and magic. Like many Australian towns, Mangowak is under siege by officiousness, regulations and political […]

HEAVEN HELL & MADEMOISELLE BY HAROLD CARLTON, ORION, $32.99. If you’d like to take a mental break from your world in Australia 2010, take a visit to the fashion world of Paris in turbulent 1968. Heaven Hell & Mademoiselle markets itself as “the love child of Sex And The City and The Devil Wears Prada” […]