Reader's Digest magazine is bursting with stories, articles, advice, recipes, reviews, tips, jokes and anecdotes. Each issue is small enough to fit in your handbag or pocket, but big enough to keep you entertained for weeks on end.

What you will find in our August 2021 issue.

• The legend of stage and screen, Sir Derek Jacobi, on his love of literature, time in lockdown, and meeting the love of his life
• The British musician and TV presenter, Toyah Willcox, opens up about childhood, overcoming life's difficulties, and appearing in Quadrophenia 
• Heart disease is the single biggest killer of women worldwide, so why do we still consider it to be a man's problem? We investigate 
• Intermittent fasting: everything you need to know about this popular diet trend, including potential risks 
• Discover the incredible story of commercial diver Chris Lemons: his air-supply cord severed while on a job, he had just minutes to live