Claire speaks to Daisy Buchanan, who's a prolific journalist and the author of How to Be a Grown-Up, which is out now in paperback. They discuss how difficult the 20s years can be, their opposite experiences of family life, their shared ambivalence towards motherhood, and more. Books Mentioned on the Podcast: How to Be a Grown Up, by Daisy Buchanan The Multi-Hyphen Method: Work less, create more, and design a career that works for you, by Emma Gannon The Pursuit of Love, by Nancy Mitford Love in a Cold Climate, by Nancy Mitford The Blessing, by Nancy Mitford Don't Tell Alfred , by Nancy Mitford Highland Fling, by Nancy Mitford Noblesse Oblige: an enquiry into the identifiable characteristics of the English aristocracy, by Nancy Mitford Everything I Know About Love, by Dolly Alderton Pride & Prejudice, by Jane Austen Sisterland, by Curtis Sittenfeld Prep, by Curtis Sittenfeld The Break, by Marian Keyes The Art of Not Falling Apart, by Christina Patterson Promising Young Women, by Caroline O'Donoghue To Throw Away Unopened, by Viv Albertine Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys.: A Memoir, by Viv Albertine When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, by Judith Kerr The Lost Letters of William Woolf, by Helen Cullen Useless Magic: Lyrics and Poetry, by Florence Welch Eye Can Write: A memoir of a child's silent soul emerging, by Jonathan Bryan Slay In Your Lane: The Black Girl Bible, by Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinené Unscripted, by Claire Handscombe ***** Support Claire on Patreon to get bonus content and personalised book recommendations. Buy Brit Lit Podcast merch to show your love for your podcast and help support it. Pre-order Claire's novel, Unscripted, help make the book happen, and get rewards too. For daily news and views from British books and publishing, follow the Brit Lit Blog.

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