For over 25 years, Marian Keyes has enchanted readers with warm and witty books that tackle the full range of human experience, from addiction and relationship break-up to depression and domestic violence – and her latest, a sparkling family saga, is no different. She talks to long-time fan and journalist Alex Clark about the wonderful world of Grown ups, her writing life and her irrepressible love of social media, Strictly Come Dancing and everything in between.

In conversation with Alex Clark, journalist, critic and broadcaster