How to Be GoodHow to Be Good
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Book, 2002
Current format, Book, 2002, 1st Riverhead trade pbk. ed, Available now.Book, 2002
Current format, Book, 2002, 1st Riverhead trade pbk. ed, Available now. Offered in 0 more formatsKatie, a liberal, urban mother and doctor from North London, finds her life turned upside down when her husband, David, undergoes an outrageous spiritual transformation, in a hilarious novel about marriage, parenthood, religion, and morality. By the author of High Fidelity and About a Boy. Reprint.
Katie, a liberal, urban mother and doctor from North London, finds her life turned upside-down when her husband, David, undergoes an outrageous spiritual transformation.
A wise and hilarious novel from the bestselling author of Funny Girl, High Fidelity, and About a Boy.
A brutally truthful, compassionate novel about the heart, mind, and soul of a woman who, confronted by her husband&;s sudden and extreme spiritual conversion, is forced to learn &;how to be good&;&;whatever that means, and for better or worse&;
Katie Carr is a good person&;sort of. For years her husband&;s been selfish, sarcastic, and underemployed. 
But now David&;s changed. He&;s become a good person, too&;really good. He&;s found a spiritual leader. He has become kind, soft-spoken, and earnest. Katie isn&;t sure if this is deeply felt conversion, a brain tumor&;or David&;s most brilliantly vicious manipulation yet. Because she&;s finding it more and more difficult to live with David&;and with herself. 
A wise and hilarious novel from the bestselling author of Funny Girl, High Fidelity, and About a Boy.
A brutally truthful, compassionate novel about the heart, mind, and soul of a woman who, confronted by her husband’s sudden and extreme spiritual conversion, is forced to learn “how to be good”—whatever that means, and for better or worse…
Katie Carr is a good person…sort of. For years her husband’s been selfish, sarcastic, and underemployed.
But now David’s changed. He’s become a good person, too—really good. He’s found a spiritual leader. He has become kind, soft-spoken, and earnest. Katie isn’t sure if this is deeply felt conversion, a brain tumor—or David’s most brilliantly vicious manipulation yet. Because she’s finding it more and more difficult to live with David—and with herself.
Katie, a liberal, urban mother and doctor from North London, finds her life turned upside-down when her husband, David, undergoes an outrageous spiritual transformation.
A wise and hilarious novel from the bestselling author of Funny Girl, High Fidelity, and About a Boy.
A brutally truthful, compassionate novel about the heart, mind, and soul of a woman who, confronted by her husband&;s sudden and extreme spiritual conversion, is forced to learn &;how to be good&;&;whatever that means, and for better or worse&;
Katie Carr is a good person&;sort of. For years her husband&;s been selfish, sarcastic, and underemployed. 
But now David&;s changed. He&;s become a good person, too&;really good. He&;s found a spiritual leader. He has become kind, soft-spoken, and earnest. Katie isn&;t sure if this is deeply felt conversion, a brain tumor&;or David&;s most brilliantly vicious manipulation yet. Because she&;s finding it more and more difficult to live with David&;and with herself. 
A wise and hilarious novel from the bestselling author of Funny Girl, High Fidelity, and About a Boy.
A brutally truthful, compassionate novel about the heart, mind, and soul of a woman who, confronted by her husband’s sudden and extreme spiritual conversion, is forced to learn “how to be good”—whatever that means, and for better or worse…
Katie Carr is a good person…sort of. For years her husband’s been selfish, sarcastic, and underemployed.
But now David’s changed. He’s become a good person, too—really good. He’s found a spiritual leader. He has become kind, soft-spoken, and earnest. Katie isn’t sure if this is deeply felt conversion, a brain tumor—or David’s most brilliantly vicious manipulation yet. Because she’s finding it more and more difficult to live with David—and with herself.
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