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This time of year, when summer’s truly up and running, is the moment we’re at peak relaxation. The garden is less demanding and it’s time to hit those deckchairs. And where once all we wanted to do was switch off, we gradually start thinking, ‘One of

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Olivier Award-winning actress and author CELIA IMRIE – well-known for her roles in Dinnerladies and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – has just brought out her fifth book, Orphans of the Storm, which she talks about on p166. What’s your favourite coas

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Sally Hansen Good Kind Pure Nail Colour in Laven-Dear, £8.99, Superdrug , is made with 100% vegan ingredients such as potato, corn and wheat. Essie Treat Love & Colour in Punch It Up, £8.99, Boots , will make your nails stronger in a week, promising

Charlene says: ‘My mum, Dorrett, died of bowel cancer at the age of 47. Earlier this year, I became a spokesperson for the No  Butts campaign, to spread the word about the symptoms of bowel cancer, which is the UK’s second-biggest cancer killer. ‘We’

✢ Celebrate your quirks. You never know who has the same interests, and finding you both love bell-ringing is a great way to get chatting. ✢ Love yourself so others can do so more easily. Sounds cheesy, but if you’re not in a good place, it’s tricky

✢ Strict criteria won’t find you a match. Have a wish list by all means, but don’t have rigid requirements. ✢ Don’t let the past dictate the future. Everyone has history, but it shouldn’t influence how you treat new partners. ✢ Relax and enjoy the jo

✢ Be proactive. Tell friends and family that you’re open to finding a match. I was introduced to Lee by a friend. ✢ Have a strategy. Think about where you want to live, travel and what your partner will need to help you with that. ✢ Be consistent. Li

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L-theanine is being added to a number of buys. In the US, PepsiCo launched Driftwell, a functional water that contains 200mg per can. Not sure which product to pick? ‘Capsules will hold higher concentrations of L-theanine than tea, so start with a lo

✢ Lyme disease is an infection that can be spread to humans by infected ticks. Symptoms include fatigue, fever and aching joints – with or without a rash that can look like a ‘bullseye’ target. ✢ Symptoms can mimic other conditions such as depression

in the evening makes it more likely that you will get indigestion later in the night, especially if you lie down soon after a meal. And this could potentially have a knock-on effect on how much sleep you get, which may make you snack more the next da

Chronic pain is very common and is defined as pain lasting for longer than 12 weeks. In some cases there may be a known underlying cause, such as arthritis, but in others, the original injury may have resolved but the nervous system has upregulated a

✢ Check the mattress you’re buying is the right size for your bed frame, as UK and European sizes can differ. ✢ Size-wise, the mattress and frame should be at least 10cm longer than the tallest person sleeping on them. ✢ Test the bed size by both lyi

In a bid to escape her own demons in the UK, Kate takes a job as the resident doctor in a remote outpost in Antarctica. While she knew the isolation was going to be tough, she didn’t expect a killer to be living among the 12 residents. Kate has to fi

The Sunday Times bestselling author of The Garden of Lost and Found worked in publishing before turning her hand to writing. Her latest book is The Beloved Girls, a compelling family drama set at a mysterious manor house where the past is shaping the

I was sad to finish EARLY MORNING RISER by Katherine Heiny – I didn’t want to leave the likeable characters living in this small American town. Rosalind Darnton, Buckinghamshire I’m delighted to have discovered Lucinda Riley’s SEVEN SISTERS books

We’d love to hear about the books you’re enjoying, so get in touch and let us know. You can email zoe.west@futurenet. com, drop her a tweet at @zoeannewest or message on our w&h Book Club Facebook page. ■

This is a simply wonderful, complex look at violence against women. It’s an incredibly clever book and is beautifully plotted, just like all of Kate Atkinson’s books. It’s moving and sad, and just one of the books that I reread, if not simply to marv

This is one of the few books that I’ve read more than once. Levin manages to create a filmic tension with marvellous twists (Levin’s debut crime classic is also a favourite of horror author Stephen King). And I adored Rosemary’s Baby and The Stepford

After your birthday month begins on the 23rd, life is busy. You’re determined to get something you want. Over the next week you can. Just don’t be heavy-handed. Call 0905 789 4156* and choose weekly, monthly and yearly updates Summer might be over,

Most of September you are charm itself. But a relationship matter comes to a head around the 20th. Resolve it before the month is out.  If a partnership fell by the wayside in summer, it will likely be back on track in January – or replaced by someth