Five Great Reads: a month in tradwife land, Francesca Albanese’s ‘rollercoaster’ life, and the problem with six-second hugs

Lucy Knight – and Dolly the cat – settle down with a tradwife novel. Photograph: Alicia Canter/The Guardian

Good morning. We live in trying times, feels everyone who has ever lived – especially this week, I think to myself most weeks. Sometimes, however, it’s better to stop catastrophising, take the high road, and focus on finding something good to read.

Here are my picks from around the Guardian this week, digging into the world in all its messy, interesting glory.