**Q. What is your favourite food? A.** I love noodles and pasta. Bad for the no-carb diet I know, but what can you do? **Q. If you had 15 minutes to prepare, and five ingredients to whip up dinner, what would you make? A.** Easy, a killer roast chook. Chook, extra virgin olive oil, sea […]

She’s the girl who has it all – soaring career, sexy new man, beauty, brains and a newfound appreciation for who she is and where she’s come from. Megan Gale tells Michael Sheather she’s delved into her past and likes what she sees. Megan Gale breaks all the rules. She is smart, sexy and seductively […]

MATERIALS Nundle Woollen Mill Pure New Wool 8-ply yarn (50g balls) in the folowing colours: 4 balls Donkey (brown); 2 balls Cerise (dark pink); 1 ball Tangerine (light orange); 1 ball Orange (darker orange); 2 balls Red; 2 balls Amethyst (purple); 1 ball Hot Pink (light pink). 1 pair of 4.00mm needles Spare needles or […]

Exclusive extract from Plan B (Review), written by Emily Barr. It was a terrible day to emigrate. The sun was shining. The sky was a deep spring blue. My breath came in clouds all around me. Clifton Street was beautiful. The tall white houses opposite were bleached by the light. I could smell the sea […]

She may have a job as a high-profile TV star, but Melissa Doyle believes she’s just like every other stressed-out mum, juggling children, work and a relationship – and the occasional meltdown. Most people think that the taxing part of Melissa Doyle’s job as co-host of the Seven Network’s popular Sunrise program is dragging herself, […]

These gorgeous bunny pants are suitable for a two-year-old. Download the pattern. Pattern pieces are shown at 25 percent of original size, so please enlarge by 400 percent. MATERIALS 60cm x 150cm-wide polar fleece in cinnamon, for pants 40cm x 150cm-wide lightweight polar fleece in cream, for bunny Matching machine threads DMC Perle thread #8 […]

Exclusive extract from Gone With The Windsors (HarperCollins) by Laurie Graham. Gone With The Windsors is the story of the affair between American widow Wallis Simpson and the Prince of Wales and the crisis that followed when Edward chose love over duty and abducted from the throne. Based loosely on historical fact and set in […]

Exclusive extract from Those Garrison Women by Louise Shaffer, published by Bantam. The newspaper could have been hers. Hank had been toying with the idea of selling it for a couple of years, and Peggy had offered to buy it for her. Peggy Garrison had been her friend, as were the two other members of […]

It’s dusk over the beach at the beautiful Four Seasons Resort at Jimbaran Bay, Bali, and a couple cuddle in a hammock against the setting sun. With its gorgeous tropical gardens and private villas hidden behind high stone walls, the resort is a favoured location for honeymooners and this couple are clearly besotted with each […]

MATERIALS Kunin rainbow shaggy plush felt in antique white Kunin rainbow plush felt in smoky brown 25cm x 20mm ribbon Small quantity polyester wadding Sewing cotton to match felt colours, plus basic sewing patterns Anchor stranded cotton colour 905 – Very dark brown INSTRUCTIONS Pre-wash felt following manufacturer’s instructions before cutting. Download and print pattern […]