October // 2013
BOOKS to BAG
This month’s new releases include the return of familiar favourites
Mad About The Boy Helen Fielding It’s been 14 long years since Bridget Jones said ‘Yes’ to Mark Darcy’s marriage proposal. If, like us, you’re desperate to know what happened next, Fielding serves up the next installment this month. The Goldfinch Donna Tartt When 13-year-old New Yorker Theo Decker loses his mother, the family of a wealthy friend takes him in. But overwhelmed by his new life, he finds solace in art’s underworld. Solo William Boyd The 38th James Bond novel takes fans to West Africa and the made-up warring country of Zanzarim. This is classic Bond, with a hint of the man inside the incredibly sharp suit. Not That Kind Of Girl Lena Dunham It’s the first offering from the 26-year-old Girls writer and it’s jam-packed with amusing anecdotes and, at times, painfully straight-talking advice on everything from eating to travel.
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The latest opening on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah adds another level of luxury
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Over-water villas may be dotted throughout great swathes of the Indian Ocean, but in our no less tranquil waters of the Gulf they’re as rare as rainfall. Which is why the opening of Anantara Dubai The Palm Resort & Spa – and with it the region’s first over-water villas – is so exciting. Once you’re done with the novelty of sitting directly above the ocean on
your terrrace, we suggest a long soak in the outsized tub (pictured here), from which your view is of Dubai’s ever-changing skyline. Some villas also offer a glass viewing panel set into the floor, giving you privileged access to the goings on below, while all come with a personal butler to tend to your every whim. dubai-palm.anantara.com