The series flips between a number of different periods in Clare’s life, providing lots of insights into her life and why she is the way she is. It gets pretty graphic in some scenes and deals with some heavy subjects that some might find this show too uncomfortable to watch. This eight-episode series doesn’t pull any punches and deals with some pretty serious issues, including cancer, grief, adultery, marriage, drugs, parenting, sex and more.

Through Sugar, Clare forms a salve for her readers – and for herself – to show us that we are not beyond rescue, that our stories can ultimately save us. After reluctantly taking on the mantle of Sugar, however, Clare’s life unfurls in a complex fabric of memory, exploring her most pivotal moments from childhood through present day, and excavating the beauty, struggle, and humour in her unhealed wounds. So when an old writing pal asks her to take over as the advice columnist Dear Sugar, she thinks she has no business giving anyone advice. When we first meet Clare, her marriage to her husband, Danny is barely limping along her teenage daughter, Rae, is pushing her away and her once-promising writing career is non-existent. “Tiny Beautiful Things” is the newest limited series from ABC Signature and Hello Sunshine, which stars Kathryn Hahn as Clare, a floundering writer who becomes a revered advice columnist while her own life is falling apart.

Tiny beautiful things review