Australian Women’s Weekly NZ

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In Brief NEWS BITES

‘‘Each day is a gift” • They felt confident it was nothing to worry about, until they were called back to see the doctor. Judy Bailey writes from the heart about the day she and her husband Chris learnt he had a grade 4 melanoma – a day their world stopped turning.

Melanoma

The legend of Meryl Streep • She’s widely regarded as one of the world’s greatest living actresses, but, writes Emma Clifton, Meryl Streep still fears failure. As she turns 70, the Hollywood mega star talks about her greatest loss, her guilty pleasure and why she’s forever grateful to Jane Fonda.

Meryl’s girls

Catching happiness • The past few months have been busy for broadcaster Noelle McCarthy. Not only has she got married, but she has quit life in Auckland for a quiet country town in the Wairarapa – and turned 40. She talks to Nicola Russell about “growing up” and the joy of slowing down.

“Let love in” • After Elizabeth Gilbert’s partner died last year, the Eat Pray Love author buried herself in work to alleviate the pain. Now she has emerged with a new novel and a new lover – both, she tells Genevieve Gannon, are celebrations of the precious joy of pleasure and life lived to the full.

The long way home • Walking the Camino de Santiago trail in Europe is for many a spiritual pilgrimage. For Christchurch mum Julie Zarifeh it was a way to cope with devastating grief. She talks to Emma Clifton about how the 800km trek helped her refocus her life after the tragic loss of her husband and son, and the poignant encounters she had along the way.

Coping strategies • Julie shares how the Mental Health Foundation’s six ways to wellbeing helped her during the past two years

James PACKER The broken billionaire • In the wake of a devastating breakdown, Ingrid Pyne asks whether James Packer has the strength for another comeback.

Kate’s enchanted garden • The Duchess of Cambridge wowed London crowds with a woodland scene straight out of a children’s fairytale, but her biggest fans were her wide-eyed children, George, Charlotte and Louis, writes Juliet Rieden.

The real life of a romance writer • It’s a dream many have… to be a successful novelist. But what is life really like for a published author, and a best-selling one at that? Kiwi writer Nicky Pellegrino reveals the reality behind the fiction.

Now I’m in the driver’s seat • She could have been knocked off course by depression, self-doubt and alcohol addiction. But Wentworth star Susie Porter tells Jenny Brown how she took the wheel to ensure her 40s and beyond were her most successful, and happiest, years yet.

Screen sensation • Susie has dazzled TV and cinema audiences for over two decades.

SHE SIMPLY vanished • In 1997, devoted teacher and mother Marion Barter was on a dream holiday in the UK. A week later she’d vanished, leaving family and colleagues in shock. Susan Chenery investigates the baffling case.

For the love of Elsie • Packing up the home of someone close to you can be difficult, but it can also be a chance to remember the good times and celebrate a life well lived.

Baby on board • The arrival of a new member of the household can throw even the most organised family into chaos.

The weekender • Get away from it all in cosy knits, warm tones and...