A deliciously glamorous escape to the snowy setting of a luxury Swiss chalet hotel where 1920s faded English aristocracy meets 1950s Hollywood starlet decadence.
Marabou-trimmed silk pajamas and well-stocked libraries with crackling fires abound in this absolute joy of an episode with author Daisy Buchanan.
Listen in as Daisy imagines herself preparing for a Grand Ball, with all the pleasure of a day spent wrapped in enormous fluffy white towels and none of the anxiety. She also romps through an array of subjects with Katherine, from her newfound love of reiki to the quest for calm in the neurodivergent brain and why she is so drawn to reading about the strangeness of large families.
The most wonderfully realised escape to indulge in at any time.
Links from the episode:
Daisy’s Instagram
Daisy’s books
Mortification edited by Robin Robertson
The Diary of a Provincial Lady by E.M. Delafield
The Cazalet Chronicles by Elizabeth Jane Howard
Invitation to the Waltz by Rosamond Lehmann
The Weather in the Streets by Rosamond Lehmann
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford
Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Rachel's Holiday by Marian Keyes
The Story of Tracy Beaker by Jacqueline Wilson
Laurie Colwin’s books - Home Cooking, More Home Cooking, Happy All the Time, Family Happiness
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Buy Katherine’s books: Enchantment | Wintering | The Electricity of Every Living Thing: UK / US
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Production Credits
Guest Booker and Admin Support - Meghan Hutchins
Substack Manager - Rebecca Armstrong
Producer - Alice Lloyd
Music - The Leaf Library @theleaflibrary
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