'Families are weird yokes': Five tips from Marian Keyes on coping during Christmas

The best-selling author shared her seasonal advice for people who have reason to find the fesive season difficult 

"I suffer from this as well, perfectionism," says Marian Keyes
Picture: Dean Chalkley.

Limerick author Marian Keyes, aside from being an international best-seller and a pop-literary sensation, has over the years become something of a national treasure.

Her Twitter presence in particular is a shining example of the best the platform has to offer, a writerly, honest and vernacular-laden ray of sunshine that stands out as one of the best reasons to stay using the birdie app.