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A Very Modern Family: Book Review

11 August 2026

Jan our librarian has been reading ‘A Very Modern Family: stories and guidance for brave parenting when different is the norm’ by Carrie and David Grant.

A Very Modern Family: Book Review

11 August 2026

Jan our librarian has been reading ‘A Very Modern Family: stories and guidance for brave parenting when different is the norm’ by Carrie and David Grant.

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A Very Modern Family by Carrie and David Grant gives us an insight intoCover of 'A Very Modern Family' by Carrie and David Grant a unique family of two parents and four children having to navigate neurodiversity, LGBTQ+ identities, mixed heritage, mental health challenges and life with well-known parents. A family adapting within a changing UK society. Their story is full of love, acceptance and inclusion and resilience in the face of bureaucracy.  As challenges have changed, so has their approach. Meet the family, hear their voices and share their journey.

Carrie Grant is the co-host of the Cerebra Podcast The Calm in the Complicated.

If you’d like to read it too, we have a copy of it in our postal lending library, which is free to join.

Janet Pugh
Librarian

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