345: Books, being busy and Britain vs Denmark with Helen Russell

She's back! We are joined for this episode by Helen Russell, the brilliant author of The Year of Living Danishly and now a fantastic new novel.

Helen tells us why she's decided to return to her native Britain after more than a decade of living in glorious Denmark. We compare and contrast life in the two countries, plus English village life versus trying to survive in Catford.

We discuss Helen's hilarious and highly relatable novel Laura Clark is Away From Her Desk, which is out now. We talk about how hard it is to switch from writing non-fiction to novels, and Helen shares her top tips for getting that first draft finished. There's also some chat about the best novels we've read lately, including All Fours and Yesteryear. Plus, we live workshop a new idea for a comedy sketch that involves Miserable Steve being a donkey.

We finish, as always, with Scummy Mummy Confessions, involving having sex, not having sex, and a very unpleasant mystery.

Helen Russell is just a bloody delight so follow her on Instagram @mshelenrussell.

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