Fairlady

FAIRLADY is a modern, glossy grown-up magazine that offers great stories and inspired solutions to the busy South African woman.

2020 VISION! • These are our wishes, hopes and resolutions – both personally and for South Africa – in this brand-new year. What are yours?

YOU SAID, WROTE & TWEETED...

THIS MONTH’S FABULOUS PRIZE • Celltone Skin Care hamper worth R3000!

STUFF WE LOVE this month • We’re shopping, discovering new places and savouring cut-throat restaurant reviews. January is off to a great start!

SUN SENSITIVE

Late Bloomers • After years of working in different fields, these couples decided to skip retirement and go back to the land to grow their passions into successful businesses.

she’s back! • It’s finally happened: Jennifer Aniston has made her way back to the small screen in Apple TV series The Morning Show. Say hello to tough-as-nails news anchor Alex Levy.

Life lessons that Jen taught us

‘T did a 10-DAY WATER FAST’ • ...and it was easier than expected! Here’s what a few days of a medically monitored fast does to your body and brain.

FRANKENLAW • Babies conceived after their parents’ death, toddlers inheriting embryos, women giving birth to IVF twins that aren’t theirs, or related to each other… Significant advances in technology have opened up a whole new world of ethical and legal dilemmas. Fact truly is stranger than fiction in some of these real-life cases.

A letter to my BIOLOGICAL DAUGHTER • When I read ‘A letter to my biological mother’ in the October edition of FAIRLADY, I knew that I had to write to you, my daughter. Samantha’s letter was so sad. Her mother never really wanted her, but I desperately wanted you in my life.

the write girls • Can six women write a book together? Most authors would blanch at the thought, but The Write Girls have four successful fiction collaborations to their credit. Their latest, In Dire Straits, led to a real-life drama that no one could have foreseen…

THE WRITE GIRLS’ BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS

12 weeks to SLEEK WITH FAIRLADY • On a mission to drop a few kilos? Pills, miracle shakes and crash diets can lead to fast but short-lived results. What you need is a game plan – and we’ve got it right here.

Tin foil hats at the ready! • We love a good conspiracy theory – the kookier, the better. So we veered off course to find the craziest contemporary conspiracy theories doing the rounds.

taking the high road • If the misty mountains, crystal-clear waterfalls and soulful shrines don’t make you fall in love with Japan’s ancient Kiso Road (although, why wouldn’t they?), then the centuries-old inns, the warmth and hospitality of the people, and the incredible food certainly will.

The details

BEYOND BORDERS • Although Marita van der Vyver is mostly seen as an Afrikaans writer, her books have been translated into English, German, French, Mandarin and even Icelandic – and are read all over the world. Her latest work delves into the psychological damage caused by the Border War – from South Africa to Cuba. We met up with her to talk about her work, her life in France and the controversy surrounding Borderline.

10 FACTS about MARITA

Introverts: MISUNDERSTOOD or MISANTHROPES? • ‘Hell is other people at breakfast.’ I was sad to discover this was a misquote; I found it so apt. French existentialist Jean-Paul Sartre’s original line reads, quite simply: ‘Hell is other people.’ Punchier, sure, but also a bit harsh. Either way, the general sentiment is bound to resonate with at least some of you. You know who you are.

agent of CHANGE • Local climate change expert Debra Roberts has become a crucial voice in the worldwide conversation about global warming. And it all started with some disappearing frogs…

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