In this issue

Meet two mom-and-daughter duos who’ve become business partners. We chat to romance
novelist Julia Quinn, author of the books behind the Netflix sensation Bridgerton. And, Rachel McAdams does things her own way.

Letters from the LEVER ARCH FILE

TWO FRIENDS CO-WROTE LOVE YOU MADLY, A NOVEL ABOUT TWO SISTERS WHO FOLLOW THEIR HEARTS IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS AND FALL IN LOVE. THIS IS THE STORY OF HOW THE NOVEL MATERIALISED.

5 mins

Why you're feeling so blah – And what to do about it

You're not quite burnt out, and you're not quite depressed... But you just can't shake that listless, lacklustre mood. Sound familiar? You might be languishing.

10 mins

FAMILY VALUES

THEY SAY FAMILY AND BUSINESS SHOULD NEVER MIX, BUT THESE MOM-AND-DAUGHTER DUOS ARE REVELLING IN THE TIME THEY GET TO SPEND TOGETHER AS BUSINESS PARTNERS.

3 mins

On search of SILENCE AND STARLIT SKIES

Being able to experience quiet and darkness matters. It matters because we matter: our emotional and physical health is at risk, as well as the wellbeing of all living things.

6 mins

HOW TO THRIFT LIKE A PRO

The decade's fastestgrowing trend is big on style, small on spend, environmentally friendly and a bunch of fun. Apply these strategies to channel your inner Kate Moss.

6 mins

GOING AGAINST the tide

Perhaps best known for her roles in the teen film Mean Girls and the romantic drama The Notebook, Rachel McAdams does things her own way in real life, with a quiet, steely determination, winning fans along the way.

6 mins

How to SPOT A LOVE SWINDLER

THE NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY THE TINDER SWINDLER HAS SHONE A SPOTLIGHT ON THE PHENOMENON OF ONLINE ROMANCE SCAMS. HERE'S HOW YOU CAN PROTECT YOURSELF FROM BEING CONNED.

10 mins

25 reasons to visit Istanbul

Now is a good time to visit this enchanting city. It's had a major face-lift: well-trodden sights are being scrubbed up and renovated, and some new megaprojects have just been completed, bringing fresh life to Istanbul's public spaces.

8 mins

SMALL WONDERS

THE TINY HOUSE MOVEMENT IS GAINING MOMENTUM AS MORE AND MORE PEOPLE CHOOSE A HOME (AND A LIFE) THAT IS CHEAPER, SIMPLER AND KINDER TO THE PLANET.

6 mins

TOTAL ECLIPSE of the HEART

AS BONNIE TYLER BELTS OUT, ONE MOMENT YOUR LIFE IS TOGETHER, THE NEXT YOU ARE FALLING APART. CARDIAC DISEASE CAN COME FAST AND FATALLY, AND IT'S STRIKING YOUNGER WOMEN.

7 mins

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FAIRLADY is the Smart Read for Smart Women: a loved and trusted source of information and inspiration that gives modern South African women exactly what they need to live their best lives, right here and right now. Shared from friend to friend and mother to daughter, it’s a portal to a wide community of like-minded, contemporary South contemporary South African women who can’t be reached, as a group, anywhere else.