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There are few pastimes more pleasurable than curling up with a good book and losing yourself in another world. Books Editor Carol George spoke to Bryce Courtenay, one of Australia’s best-loved authors, about which stories inspired his own literary passion. The only thing I ever stole in my life was a book. I was six […]

The ultimate summer beauty guide to have you looking sensational from top to toe. Take a look inside our Summer Beauty Guide here. The Australian Women’s Weekly special beauty book features over 200 pages of insider beauty secrets and expert tips. This is the most comprehensive beauty guide on the market, drawing on years of […]

Download your exclusive first chapter from East of the Sun by Julia Gregson here. Responsible young woman, twenty-eight years old, fond of children with knowledge of India, will act as chaperone on Tilbury to Bombay run in return for half fare. It seemed like a form of magic to Viva Holloway when, having paid three […]

Exclusive extract from The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer, the Great Read in the August issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly.

Exclusive extract fromThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Societyby Mary Ann Shaffer, the Great Read in the August issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly. From Juliet to Sidney 22 May 1946 There’s so much to tell you. I’ve been in Guersney only twenty hours, but each one has been so full of new faces […]

Exclusive extract from The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton, the Great Read in the July issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly. A sharp turn and Eliza was thrown against the hard, cold door. Shocked from sleep, it took her some moments to remember where she was, why she was alone in a darkened carriage being […]

This knitted cosy is made from 25 pompoms to fit a three-cup teapot. You will need 5 x 50g balls of 8-ply yarn, pink 4mm knitting needles Cardboard Scissors Darning needle Body Using 4mm knitting needles and one strand of yarn, cast on 35 stitches for the front. Repeat with a second ball of yarn […]

This tea-cosy is knitted and crocheted, and will fit a short six-cup teapot. You will need 1 x 50g ball 10-ply variegated green and brown wool (such as Patons Jet) 1 x 50g ball 12-ply grey and green furry wool (such as Anny Blatt Fine Kid) 4mm crochet hook 6mm knitting needles 4mm knitting needles […]

Manolos? Check. Cosmopolitans? Check. Fabulous girlfriends? Check. Impossibly glamorous designer wardrobe? Check. Hit sitcom-turned-blockbuster-movie Sex and the City is more than just a style guide for women all over the world — it is a manifesto for life. While fans overseas indulged in the box-office smash weeks ago, Australian audiences had to hold their killer […]

Suzie Wilks is the new host of Channel Nine’s Postcards travel show and a much-loved Australian celebrity. Here, she gives The Weekly a 60-second insight into her life and her exciting new job. You are the new host of Channel Nine’s Postcards travel show. Can you tell us a little bit about the show? A: […]