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Sunday Times Magazine April 26th 2009
DID YOU KNOW? Three gems of the unexpected: the first woman to drive across the United States; the inspiration behind the haunting heroine of the classic novel She; and did aliens invade a north London school?
RELATIVE VALUES – The actress and panellist Lynda Bellingham, who became a household favourite as TV’s “Oxo mum”, and her son Michael, also an actor
OPEN MINDS – As the recession weighs in, the super-skinny model is on her way out. Giles Hattersley on why we are no longer being eaten up by body image
ONE YEAR ON – A group of Masai warriors raced in the London marathon and raised £100,000 for their drought-ridden Tanzanian village. But after being welcomed home as heroes, they were deluged with a wealth of new challenges in their quest to find clean water
A LIFE IN THE DAY – The 14th Dalai Lama on eating porridge, fixing cameras and securing the happiness of the Tibetan people
THE WINNERS DONT TAKE IT ALL – Life after the X Factor for the entrants who were pipped at the post-and a fascinating glimpse inside Simon Cowell’s star-making machine
LIVING IN THE LAP OF ANXIETY – They left Britain for a better life. But the dream has turned sour for the expats who bought a place in the sun, as the economic crisis leaves them struggling to keep their heads above water
COVER: DEFLANT POETS SOCIETY – In post-Taliban Afghanistan, brave female poets believed they had the freedom to express themselves. Instead, they are being threatened, tortured and murdered for daring to speak out
SHORT STORY – In Petina Gappah’s unsettling tale, a Zimbabwean trophy wife feels like a prisoner in her mansion, fearing the fatal consequences of her husband’s affairs
64 pages. All our magazines are first day issues. This issue is in very good condition for age.
