Katherine Ryan‘s new book, Firstborn Daughter, is out now. In her new memoir, Katherine explores what she calls ‘Firstborn Daughter Syndrome’ – the widely unrecognised condition that turns women into over-functioning, over-achieving planners of everyone else’s lives.

Equal parts stand-up set and group therapy session, the book tackles motherhood, marriage, fame and beauty, while examining the expectations placed on women through the stories of some of the world’s most famous women, including Beyoncé, Oprah, and Hillary Clinton.

With Katherine’s trademark wit and sharp social commentary, Firstborn Daughter promises readers plenty of laughs, a few uncomfortable truths and the reassuring feeling that they are not alone.

Katherine says: ‘Firstborn Daughter is for anyone who was born into the role of unpaid family manager or simply suffers from hyper independence as a trauma response. It’s part social commentary, part survival guide for daughters, and 100% written while I was probably carrying a refrigerator up some stairs alone. Firstborn Daughters, we’ve got it.’

Firstborn Daughter is published by Blink and is available now in hardback, audiobook and ebook.

Buy the book here.