Make a list of delicious reads that will entertain you in spring. Picture: 123RF/DONATAS1205Twenty-five years after his death, the fascination for the infamous druglord Pablo Escobar is unabated. Now, for the first time, his wife tells the story of their life together. Maria Victoria Henao met Escobar when she was 13, eloped with him at 15 and, despite his numerous infidelities and savage violence, stayed by his side until his death.Fans have waited a long time for this book.
One of SA’s most beloved — and admired — personalities takes stock of her remarkable life, from her early days as Miss SA in 1994 through her dazzling life as a television presenter to her ongoing success as a businesswoman and her decades-long marriage. She talks frankly about the abuse she suffered at the hands of boxer Dingaan Thobela and the legal battles she has fought to protect her name and brand over the years, as well as her bitter experience of cyber-bullying.