It's August, and that means it's Women's Month in South Africa, so I felt it would be the perfect time to launch something that has been eating away at me for a very (like ... VERY) long time. For as long as I can remember, I've been overweight. I've done the yo-yo dieting thing and... Continue Reading →
You don’t simply ‘watch’ The Color Purple, you experience it … it’s akin to a religious experience where you immerse yourself in it, and then you emerge afterwards feeling that any piece of theatre hereon after is always going to be compared to this and will be left wanting. As I drifted out of the... Continue Reading →
Some people let a bump in the road break them down. Others take it in their stride. But the most successful people are those that deal with it and come out on top, having used that bump to give them a clear view of where they want to be when they continue on their journey.... Continue Reading →
Every Thursday evening at 19h30, since the end of August, the charismatic Sharon Spiegel Wagner has had South Africans glued to their TV’s watching SABC3’s BEDFORD WIVES, as the local comedy-drama unfolds with her character, the feisty Despina Giannopolous, taking centre stage. Set in the lavish but seedy Johannesburg east suburb of Bedfordview, Bedford Wives... Continue Reading →
Filicide – The deliberate act of a parent killing his or her child. SMA – Spinal Muscular Atrophy In April 2014, the media was in a frenzy over the case of a South-African born mother, residing in England who killed her three severely disabled children. We watched as the story unfolded, riveted, horrified, saddened and... Continue Reading →
SUPREME DIVAS - Celebrating Fabulous Women of Song Can you believe it’s August already?! Finally, that month where we celebrate strong, dynamic, successful, wonderful women! Well, we really should be honouring them all the time, and we do, but in August we really make a song and dance about it and where better to do... Continue Reading →
We all have those authors whose books we’ll read without even reading a blurb or description of what they’re about; sometimes not even bothering to look at the title! Well, Lesley Kara is definitely one of the authors who fits into this category for me! So much so that when I started reading this, it […]
Ooooooh … a new Samantha Hayes book! And it’s as much of a roller-coaster ride as you’d expect from the Thriller Queen! Leah is finally free of her manipulative, controlling husband Craig. She’s moved into her new home with her two children, Zoey and Harry (Sprat), and her priority now is to keep them secure, […]
Fitzgerald’s is a glittering, exclusive resort that sits like a jewel on an island just off the Devon coast. Access is via boat, which adds to the sense of privilege that it exudes … but also to a feeling of isolation when things go wrong. Sam and David are at Fitzgeralds on their honeymoon. David […]
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