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sheila I news WATCH Don't miss these big screen new releases MAGIC MIKE July 26 From director Steven Soderbergh, comes this generation's Saturday Night Fever, starring Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer and Matthew McConaughey.To a rebellious 19-year-old kid (Pettyfer) looking for independence from his family, Magic Mike (Tatum) seems like the perfect role model: he's got a nice car, a nice apartment, and a seemingly endless supply of women. What's his secret? He's a male stripper, and when the kid dives headlong into Magic Mike's world, his mad dancing skills and hunger for excitement make for an unforgettable summer. sexy, funny and shocking, this film is a hedonistic thrill ride with a powerful undertow. HOPE SPRINGS August 23 Kay (Meryl Streep) and Arnold (Tommy Lee Jones) are a devoted couple, but decades of marriage have left Kay wanting to spice things up and reconnect with her husband. When she hears of a renowned couples' specialist (Steve Carrell) in the small town of Great Hope Springs, she attempts to persuade her skeptical husband, a steadfast man of routine, to get on a plane for a week of marriage therapy. Convincing the stubborn Arnold to go on the retreat is hard enough - the real challenge for both of them comes as they shed their bedroom hang-ups and try to re-ignite the spark that caused them to fall for each other in the first place. KATH & KIMDERELLA Releasing September 6 READ Sara Gruen Take advantage of winter weather and snuggle up with one of these great reads. APE HOUSE An absorbing, heart-warming and ultimately uplifting story of how six bonobo apes change the lives of three humans, from master storyteller Sara Gruen, author of the international bestseller, Water for Elephants. Sam, Bonzi, Lola, Mbongo, Jelani, and Makena are no ordinary apes. These bonobos, like others of their species, are capable of reason and carrying on deep relationships - but, unlike most bonobos, they also know American Sign Language. When an explosion tears apart scientist and the ape's carer Isabel Duncan's lab, it sets off an extraordinary chain of events. & EMIL Belinda Castles HANNAH Emil and Hannah live their lives amid the turmoil of 20th-century history. Emil, a German veteran of the Great War, has returned home to a disturbed nation. Hannah and Emil is a moving love story full of vivid, unforgettable characters driven by the powerful currents of history—a heart-breaking and life-affirming novel of conviction, unshakeable determination and love in desperate times. When foxy empty-nester Kath Day- Knight wins the trip of a lifetime to a tiny European kingdom with her spoilt princess daughter Kim, she embarks on a fairytale adventure filled with power, love, lust and even a royal wedding. Accompanied by Kim's second best friend Sharon Strzelecki, they find themselves on a journey that will change their lives forever. A LADY CYCLIST'S GUIDE TO KASHGAR Suzanne Joinson An extraordinary story of inheritance, belonging and the stories that bind us to our past, set in modern-day London and 1920s Kashgar. In present-day London, Frieda, a young woman opens her front door one night to find a man sleeping on the landing. In the morning he is gone, leaving on the wall an exquisite drawing of a long-tailed bird and a line of Arabic script. Tayeb, who has fled to England from Yemen, has arrived on Frieda's doorstep just as she learns that she is the next-of-kin to a dead woman she has never heard of: a woman whose abandoned flat contains many surprises. SHEILA JULY 2012 23

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