Suppose you are a young woman: Just imagine that one afternoon, accompanied by two friends, you visit a fortune teller. One of your friends learns that she will have a terrible accident, not fatal but horrible, while your other friend is told she will lose someone very close to her quite soon. You on...

Question: Are we really in control of our destinies or do we mostly believe that ‘some unseen hand’ is controlling us or even that our destinies have all been decided at birth? Answer: Probably no-one can provide an answer to this question that will convince everyone. Nevertheless, most people accept...

Initially I was reluctant to publish the true story revealing the most intimate aspects of my life and marriage, and for that reason my manuscript started out as a novel with the title The Goddess of the Assassins. I decided from the outset to explore and exploit what I considered one of the most intriguing...